social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas Bornstein, David. creator text bibliography enk Oxford New York Oxford University Press 2007 Updated ed. monographic eng

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xxi, 358 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. Restless people -- From little acorns do great trees grow -- The light in my head went on : F�abio Rosa, Brazil : rural electrification -- The fixed determination of an indomitable will : Florence Nightingale, England : nursing -- A very significant force : Bill Drayton, United States : the bubble -- Why was I never told about this? -- Ten-nine-eight-childline! Jeroo Billimoria, India : child protection -- The role of the social entrepreneur -- "What sort of a mother are you?" : Erzs�ebet Szekeres, Hungary : assisted living for the disabled -- Are they possessed, really possessed, by an idea? -- If the world is to be put in order : Vera Cordeiro, Brazil : reforming healthcare -- In search of social excellence -- The talent is out there : J. B. Schramm, United States : college access -- New opportunities, new challenges -- Something needed to be done : Veronica Khosa, South Africa : care for AIDs patients -- Four practices of innovative organizations -- This country has to change : Javed Abidi, India : disability rights -- Six qualities of successful social entrepreneurs -- Morality must march with capacity : James Grant, United States : the child survival revolution -- Blueprint copying -- Conclusion : the emergence of the citizen sector. David Bornstein. Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index. Social action Case studies Social service Case studies Social reformers Case studies 361.2 9780195334760 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0195334760 (pbk. : alk. paper) 2007022907 DLC 121230 14877005