So as you will probably be able to tell I have an interest in business. I also have an interest in how business can change peoples lives and even cultures. This seemed like a good book (at least the title was in the right ballpark) to glean from.
Muhammad Yunis was the creator of Gramin Bank and pioneer of micro lending. This is basically a bank that loaned small loans mainly to women in Bangladesh so that they could start a small business and get out of the poverty that they were in. Good start to the book.
However, after a few hours of listening to Grameen this and Grameen that it got a bit tiring. It turned out to be more of a 'look how good my company is' book rather than something I could learn from. I looked into the company and noticed that there is quite a lot of controversy around this bank and accusations of them exploiting the poor. Perhaps this book is trying win people's favor.
Anyway, I dont recommend this book unless you have to write a paper on 'the pros of Grameen bank'
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