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A Fistful of Rice: My Unexpected Quest to End Poverty Through Profitability
This episode challenges the traditional view of poverty alleviation, arguing that sustainable business models and financial inclusion, rather than charity, provide a more effective and dignified path to lasting change. It explores how empowering individuals through enterprise can unlock their potential and build self-sustaining prosperity.
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“This episode challenges the traditional view of poverty alleviation, arguing that sustainable business models and financial inclusion, rather than charity, provide a more effective and dignified path to lasting change. It explores how empowering individuals through enterprise can unlock their potential and build self-sustaining prosperity.”
— Vikram Akula, A Fistful of Rice: My Unexpected Quest to End Poverty Through Profitability
poverty alleviation, microfinance, social enterprise
Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of poverty alleviation, microfinance, social enterprise and better judgment in how they apply it.
Vikram Akula brings a credible and useful lens to poverty alleviation, microfinance, social enterprise, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.