Novogratz, Jacqueline.

The blue sweater : bridging the gap between rich and poor in an interconnected world / Jacqueline Novogratz. - New York : Rodale, 2009. - x, 262 p ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Innocent abroad -- A bird on the outside, a tiger within -- Context matters -- Basket economics and political realities -- The blue bakery -- Dancing in the dark -- Traveling without a road map -- A new learning curve -- Blue paint on the road -- Retribution and resurrection -- The cost of silence -- Institutions matter -- The education of a patient capitalist -- Building brick by brick -- Taking it to scale -- The world we dream, the future we create together.

Kirkus Starred. Library Journal.

The author, a former international banker, relates her experiences trying to understand global poverty and working with the poor, and suggests ways in which the situation should be addressed.

Adult Follett Library Resources.

1594869154 (trade) 9781594869150 (trade)

2008043621


Charities.
Economic assistance.
Microfinance.
Poverty.
Charities.
Foreign aid.
Microfinance.
Poverty.

HC79.P6 / N69 2009

339.4/6