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| How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, Updated Edition | 
 enlarge | Author: David Bornstein
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (33 reviews)
Sales Rank: 3386
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Edition: Updated
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 368
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 0195334760
Dewey Decimal Number: 361.2
EAN: 9780195334760
ASIN: 0195334760
Publication Date: September 17, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
 Entrepreneurship at its Best September 24, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
As a serial entrepreneur and teacher of entrepreneurship at the college level, I see social entrepreneurs emerging all around me. While many of the tools and techniques used by social entrepreneurs are the same as those learned and used by their more traditional counterparts, there's a tremendous amount to be learned from role models who are focused on developing enterprises that target social causes. This book does a wonderful job introducing social entrepreneurship through the stories of people who are actually doing it. The individuals profiled in this book, along with their causes, are diverse and can teach us a lot, irrespective of how we label ourselves as entrepreneurs. In general, I found this book to be well written, informative and inspiring, and believe that it has a lot to offer to anyone who wants to make a difference in the world.
Steven K. Gold
Author, Entrepreneur's Notebook: Practical Advice for Starting a New Business Venture
 Excellent resource September 22, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a book "whose time has come"! (read book to understand why this is ironic) Our world is so desperate for change in so many ways. This book gives both the inspiration and the tools for those of us already working to make change become better leaders and advocates for our cause. This is a must-read for all social change advocates. I highly recommend this book and applaud all that Bill Drayton and the Ashoka Foundation are doing to sustain the many people on our planet who are driven to make it a better place.
great read on the subject of social entrepreneurs February 19, 2007
3 out of 8 found this review helpful
I enjoyed reading this book because it reminded me of chicken soup where every chapter started a new story about someone.
A historical and biographical account of social entrepreneurial heros and heroines March 2, 2006
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
I found it inspiring and at the same time intimidating to contemplate the brilliant, hardworking people who inhabit this book. All of them committed their lives, talents, and fortunes to tackle seemingly endemic and chronic social problems, starting small and eventually spreading their good works throughout their nations and even globally. I recommend the book for anyone trying to improve their communities' health and welfare.
 Feel better about the world February 24, 2006
6 out of 9 found this review helpful
The book has several good stories about good things going on in the world. It's mostly a collection of anectodal items on people in different countries and the challenges they faces. I was surprised on how sometimes such common sense ideas become revolutionary movements. Because the book covers so many countries and problem solvers you don't find out about the people that came before that failed. Its clear that these people are building on others but just now how.
The book is a great study of characteristics that shape a person to become a leader in a national or regional social justice movement. It is quite interestign how people from separate worlds and cultures have such similar traits.
I recommend the book to those that are looking for any broader discussion on leadership and social justice. We used this for our first book in a book club that we started and it was a good lead to other discussions.
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