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Ending Global Poverty: The MicroFranchise Solution | 
 enlarge | Author: Kirk Magleby
Creators: James Michael Pratt, Evan Frederickson
Publisher: PowerThink Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 670622
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Pages: 228
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0967776414
EAN: 9780967776415
ASIN: 0967776414
Publication Date: October 1, 2007
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"That is what we are doing. It works. Just go do it." -Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.Nominated for the 2007 Pulitzer Prize!Downloaded Over 500,000 Times!This book will change the way you view our world. It clearly explains the nature, cause, effects, and most effective solution to the most serious problem on the planet -- global poverty.This book has helped launch dozens of MicroFranchise projects worldwide using the scalable business model pioneered by the various Grameen Enterprises and others.The concise quick-read article entitled, MicroFranchises as a Solution to World Poverty was submitted to the 2006 World Bank/Financial Times essay competition on private sector solutions to poverty.Includes FREE Audio CD of An Interview With Kirk Magleby.Endorsements:"I am hugely impressed. This is exactly the kind of foreign aid in which I myself deeply believe." -Jay Ambrose, Colorado, Chief Editorial Writer, Scripps Howard News Service."This is precisely what we need in this country." -Maximo San Roman, Peru, former Vice President of Peru, founder, Nova Industries."I really enjoyed this book. I sent it to several colleagues within my company as well as external partners who are engaged in various MicroFranchises in India." -Karishma Kiri, Emerging Markets, Microsoft.
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 Disastrous January 2, 2009
Essentially a professionally published high school paper, the MicroFranchising Solution is a sophomoric foray into the world of social business. Kirk Magleby's text is poorly written, has an incoherent structure and rarely discusses the topic of the book: MicroFranchising. Mr. Magleby so indiscriminately and excessively quotes respected economists and social entrepreneurs by filling entire pages with seemingly unrelated quotes that the reader is forced wonder why Mr. Magleby has chosen to write his book on business development in the first place. If you purchased this book by mistake, page to the bibliography section at the end and note some of the writings of more contemplative (and qualified) authors on social business development.
 Solutions That Work June 24, 2008
So many books on solving poverty focus on big government and non-profit solutions. Many of these have failed. Poverty solutions need to drill down to those who need the help. Microfranchising is a viable solution. It brings small enterprise solutions to people in need. This "business-in-a-box" idea can work.
Without boring you with pages and pages of endless charts and rhetoric, KIrl Magleby quickly gets to the point and makes his case for microfranchising. It's an excellent and quick read that will get you excited about the possibilities.
Finally, a Solution to Global Poverty that Actually Works! June 20, 2008
Despite many decades of relief efforts, global poverty is more severe than ever, and climbing fast! Food, clothing and medical care help, but they're only a temporary bandaid. The world needs a real solution, not more handouts! Now finally, there is an answer. Using the most successful economic model in history, Kirk Magleby and his colleagues are traveling the world, teaching the poor how to rise up out of their poverty through the miracle of Microfranchising!
In this no-nonsense, hard-hitting, "real-life" book, Kirk Magleby will give you the straight facts behind the "true" causes of world poverty. For example, you will learn how donations of food and clothing can actually devistate a community's already fragile economy! And most importantly, you will learn how we can actually end global poverty in our lifetime! Kirk's world-tested solution is real, and it works! If you've ever wanted to really do something to help the world's poor, this is your handbook!
A Must Read for those in Humanitarian Aid December 25, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book encompasses the most viable approach to humanitarian aid. I spent the past eight years working in humanitarian aid in West Africa and have managed many types of aid programs only to make costly errors and arrive at the same conclusions that are described in the book. This is the cutting edge in solving global poverty. Be prepared to take your thinking to a whole new level.
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