Give Us Credit.
Language: English
Published by Random House: Times Books, New York, NY, 1996
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First Edition (1996), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete number line beginning with the numeral '2', in accordance with Random House: Times Books' customary practice at the time of publication. Near Fine in Very Near Fine DJ: The Book shows faint smudges to the top edge of the text block and the mildest nudge ot the rear corner tips; else only barely discernible shelf rubbing to the bottom edge of the quareter-cloth boards; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing only minor, unobtrusive imperfections. Bright and clean. Corners sharp (even those which were nudged). Very close to 'As New'. The DJ shows only very mild rubbing to the panels; else flawless; the price is unclipped; mylar-protected. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1.25 inches), xx, 361pages. Language: English. Weight: 23 ounces. Hardback with DJ. When Muhammad Yunus returned to his native Bangladesh 25 years ago with an American doctorate in economics, he set out to try and combat the entrenched poverty there. By 1995, his Grameen Bank had made loans totaling $500 million to two million borrowers, mostly women. In spite of the fact that these borrowers were the poorest of the poor, Grameen has had a near-perfect repayment rate. First Edition (1996), so stated; First Printing indicated by a complete number line beginning with the numeral '2', in accordance with Random House: Times Books' customary practice at the time of publication.…
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- Title
- Give Us Credit.
- Author
- Alex Counts.
- Publisher
- Random House: Times Books, New York, NY
- Publication year
- 1996
- Dust jacket
- Dust Jacket Included
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0812924649
- ISBN 13
- 9780812924640
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Seller catalogs
- Business & Economics
In Give Us Credit, Alex Counts follows the lives of Grameen borrowers in Bangladesh and would-be entrepreneurs in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, where the Full Circle Fund, a scheme based on the Grameen concept, operates. The borrowers are all women, all working against great odds to become economically independent. Their stories are dramatic and powerful: The women in Bangladesh battle against the monsoon, disease, and the prejudices of their menfolk, while in Englewood, the crime and decay of the inner city ensure that each day is a struggle to survive and to make ends meet.
Counts tells how Yunus came upon his idea twenty years ago, after lending a few dollars' worth of cash from his own pocket to indentured laborers and poor farmers in his famine-ravaged and economically crippled homeland. The borrowers were able to start their own small businesses - buying a dairy cow or a rickshaw or tools to make fishing nets or stools - enabling them to accumulate a little cash to build a house, educate a child, or fend off starvation. Yunus institutionalized his idea into the Grameen Bank, and in spite of the fact that the bank's borrowers are required to be the poorest of the poor, without assets for collateral, Grameen has a near-perfect repayment rate. In Bangladesh, Grameen now disburses $500 million a year to 2 million borrowers; the idea has also spread to the United States and throughout the world. Perhaps 10 million people now benefit from small, unsecured loans that have financed the transformation of their lives. As Alex Counts demonstrates, micro-lending could make a significant contribution to more effective foreign-aid policies toward impoverished countries like Bangladesh, and to the domestic alleviation of poverty at a time when the federal government is cutting its spending at all levels.
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