Polak, Paul. <br/><br/>
The business solution to poverty  designing products and services for three billion new customers /  [electronic resource] : 
Paul Polak and Mal Warwick. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - San Francisco :  Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.,  2013. 
 - xiii, 245 p. :  ill. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Preface -- Introduction: eight keys to ending poverty -- Only business can end poverty -- "The poor are very different from you and me" -- What is poverty? -- What can government and philanthropy do? -- Why business is best equipped to fight global poverty -- Zero-based design and the bottom billions -- What to do before you launch your business -- The ruthless pursuit of affordability -- Zero-based design in practice : low-cost drip irrigation -- Design for the market -- Zero-based design in practice : a cautionary tale -- Design for scale -- Zero-based design in practice: safe drinking water for small villages -- Design for delivery the last 500 feet -- Building a mission-driven global business -- Opportunities abound -- It's your turn now -- Resources : takeaways and what we say to critics -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Index. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Palo Alto, Calif. : <br/>ebrary, <br/>2013. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poverty.<br/>Social responsibility of business.<br/>Industrial management--Social aspects.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HC79.P6  / P6595 2013eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>658.5/038