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Paul Godfrey - More than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty - 9780804782791 - V9780804782791
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More than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty

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Description for More than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty Hardback. More than Money provides innovators and entrepreneurs with strategies for eradicating poverty in developed and developing countries. Author Paul Godfrey shows how five types of interrelated capital--institutional, human, social, organizational, and physical--can be harnessed to create not just economic value, but also social wellbeing. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: KJMV1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 458. Weight in Grams: 454.

Is poverty inevitable? No, says author Paul Godfrey. More than Money shows how organizations can win the fight against poverty and create prosperity for people at the base of the pyramid in the developing and developed world.

This book presents a novel framework that shows how five types of interrelated capital—institutional, human, social, organizational, and physical—enable development and sustainable growth. In addition to a widely-applicable model, Godfrey provides principles to guide application. Core chapters articulate each specific form of capital and provide examples of how it contributes to the triple bottom line. Not just a theoretical examination of poverty, More ... Read more delivers timely advice to organizations that produce goods and services, implement policies, and create meaningful change on the ground. This book will guide social innovators and entrepreneurs in business, government, and civil society settings as they create a vision, assemble a team of strong partners, and effectively measure social innovation.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Stanford University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804782791
SKU
V9780804782791
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About Paul Godfrey
Paul C. Godfrey is Professor of Strategy and Associate Academic Director of the Melvin J. Ballard Center for Economic Self-Reliance at Brigham Young University's Marriott School of Management, where he helps students and practitioners translate organization and economic theory into action that reduces poverty. He has recently pursued projects in Ghana, the Navajo Nation, and with disadvantaged populations in the ... Read more

Reviews for More than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty
"More than Money provides the readers with one of the most complete lists of the ideas, incentives, and leadership skills needed to enhance personal and social flourishing. Putting them into practice will help eliminate poverty one person at a time."
Alejandro Chafuen
FORBES
"A fascinating exploration into the definition of self-reliance and capital as they relate to ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for More than Money: Five Forms of Capital to Create Wealth and Eliminate Poverty


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