Patrick Petit

Creating a New Civilization Through Social Entrepreneurship Patrick Petit 1st edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: Humanity is confronted with the gravest financial crisis and economic recession since the Great Depression. Political leaders, national ministries of finance, and central banks around the world are trying to prop up their countries' sinking economies and arrest a downward economic spiral by innovative financial rescue and bank bailout plans, as well as economic stimulus and recovery packages. These measures are being taken to reestablish trust in the economy and to trigger an economic revival. Despite these efforts, stagnation seems imminent, as uncertainty leads businesses and consumers to place spending and investing decisions on hold. Social entrepreneurs are essential to the restoration of a sustainable planet and the improvement of lives of billions of people, especially of those living in extreme poverty. Therefore, social entrepreneurs deserve further recognition and support by the international community--by governments, multinational companies, and philanthropic organizations. "Creating a New Civilization through Social Entrepreneurship" highlights the global movement of social entrepreneurship and some of the leading organizations and individuals that are advancing this citizen sector movement. The volume presents examples of innovative people that are tackling major social problems and triggering systemic change throughout the world today. Review Citations:

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Contributor Bio:  Petit, Patrick U Patrick U. Petit is an international mediator and representative to the United Nations of the Goi Peace Foundation. He has initiated more than thirty peace-building and peacemaking events in collaboration with regional and global intergovernmental and civil society organizations, as well as parliaments and parliamentary assemblies. He is the editor of numerous books, including Earthrise: The Dawning of a New Civilization in the 21st Century; Earth Capitalism: Creating a New Civilization through a Responsible Market Economy; and Creating a New Civilization through Social Entrepreneurship. Contributor Bio:  Yunus, Muhammad Muhammad Yunus est ne au Bangladesh. Docteur en economie, il est le fondateur et le directeur de la Grameen Bank. En transgressant de nombreux prejuges economiques, il a impose le microcredit dans le monde. Il a recu le Prix Nobel de la Paix en 2006. Il est aussi l'auteur de "Vers un monde sans pauvrete" et "Vers un nouveau capitalisme", tous deux parus chez Lattes.