A world of three zeros the new economics of zero poverty, zero unemployment, and zero net carbon emissions

Muhammad Yunus, who created microcredit, invented social business, and earned a Nobel Peace Prize for his work in alleviating poverty, is one of today's most trenchant social critics. Now he declares it's time to admit that the capitalist engine is broken--that in its current form it inevi...

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Main Authors: Yunus, Muhammad 1940- (Author), Weber, Karl 1953- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY PublicAffairs 2017
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Table of Contents:
  • Part one. The challenge
  • The failures of capitalism
  • Creating a new civilization: the countereconomics of social business
  • Part two. The three zeros
  • Zero poverty: bringing an end to income inequality
  • Zero unemployment: we are not job seekers, we are job creators
  • Zero net carbon: creating an economics of sustainability
  • A road map to a better future
  • Part three. Megapowers for transforming the world
  • Youth: energizing and empowering the young people of the world
  • Technology: unleashing the power of technology to liberate all people
  • Good governance and human rights: keys to building a society that works for all
  • Part four. Stepping stones to the future
  • The legal and financial infrastructure we need
  • Redesigning the world of tomorrow