IOP-Muhammad Yunus
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Channel: UChicago Institute of Politics · 2015 · Film & Animation
Join Nobel laureate and acclaimed economist Muhammad Yunus for an in-depth discussion of the challenges of, and solutions to, global poverty. Widely considered the father of both social business and microcredit, Yunus won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his founding of pioneering microfinance institution Grameen Bank. He is the author of numerous books, including Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Enterprise and Capitalism and Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism that Serves Humanities Most Pressing Needs. Fortune magazine has named him “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of our time.” If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to [email protected].
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