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We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky The Seductive Promise of Microfinance [Audiobook]


Free Download We Are Not Able to Live in the Sky: The Seductive Promise of Microfinance (Audiobook)
English | ASIN: B0D6WKB1LZ | 2024 | 17 hours and 6 minutes | M4B@64 kbps | 494 MB
Author: Mara Kardas-Nelson
Narrator: Nene Nwoko

In the mid-1970s, Muhammad Yunus, an American-trained Bangladeshi economist, met a poor female stool maker who needed money to expand her business. In an act known as the beginning of microfinance, Yunus lent $27 to forty-two women, hoping small credit would help them to pull themselves out of poverty. Soon, Yunus’s Grameen Bank was born, and very small, often high-interest loans for poor people took off. But there are mounting concerns that these small loans are as likely to bury poor people in debt as they are to pull them from poverty, with borrowers facing consequences such as jail time and forced land sales. Hundreds have even reportedly committed suicide.

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China Rising Will the West Be Able to Cope The Real Long-term Challenge to the Rise of China – and Asia in General


Free Download China Rising: Will the West Be Able to Cope?: The Real Long-term Challenge to the Rise of China – and Asia in General By Jan Willem Blankert
2009 | 176 Pages | ISBN: 9812837957 | PDF | 4 MB
Why do some countries get rich and other countries don’t? Does one country’s gain mean another country’s loss? How do we address the biggest challenge of all: the fact that our environment suffers when we all want to have our share of the cake? These key questions in international economics and business are addressed in this timely book. Covering issues such as economic growth, the drivers of economic growth and international competition, pollution and the division of labor, the book focuses on China’s emergence, but examples of other countries provide context and perspective. Written in a jargon-free style yet extremely well-researched, it is suitable for economists and non-economists alike.

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Who Shall Be Able To Stand Finding Personal Meaning in the Book of Revelation


Free Download S. Michael Wilcox, "Who Shall Be Able To Stand? Finding Personal Meaning in the Book of Revelation"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1609087003 | EPUB | pages: 352 | 0.9 mb
The book of Revelation is one of the plainest books God ever caused to be written, said the Prophet Joseph Smith. Why, then, do so many people find it so difficult to understand? In Who Shall Be Able to Stand? author S. Michael Wilcox helps open our minds and our hearts to understand the eternal message of this supernal book of scripture. In a clear, conversational way, he explains how we can unlock the passages of this seemingly sealed book. But understanding the book is not enough; we must also apply its teachings to our lives. Brother Wilcox helps us find personal meaning and direction from John s words. If you want to better comprehend the Lord s purposes, understand His words, and prepare for His glorious coming, you ll appreciate the powerful message of Who Shall Be Able to Stand?

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