Profiting from poverty
http://www.guardian.co.uk/ethicalbusiness/story/0,14713,1385574,00.html
Making money from the poor is not a bad thing according to a new book,
writes Salil Tripathi
Friday January 7, 2005
When Robert McNamara was president of the World Bank, he visited
Dharavi, near Mumbai airport, then, as now, one of the largest slums in
the world. Looking at the abject poverty in the shantytown, he broke
down, possibly realising the enormity of the task ahead.
For anyone visiting Dharavi, where nearly 1 million people live, the
sight isn't pleasant at first glance. There is row upon row of
ramshackle huts flanking pipelines and a railway line, all surrounded
by an overpowering stench. Open drains, piles of uncleared rubbish, and
shacks stretch as far as the eye can see. There is little by way of
urban infrastructure.
CK Prahalad
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/alt.atheism/msg/5c61cb5647ded6b
A Blueprint for the Future
http://snipurl.com/a684
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