How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas

Now published in more than twenty countries, David Bornstein's "How to Change the World" has become the bible for social entrepreneurship-- in which men and women around the world are finding innovative solutions to a wide variety of social and economic problems. Whether delivering solar energy to Brazilian villagers, expanding work opportunities for disabled people across India, creating a network of home-care agencies to serve poor people with AIDS in South Africa, or bridging the college-access gap in the United States, social entrepreneurs are pioneering problem-solving models that will reshape the 21st century. "How to Change the World" provides vivid profiles of many such individuals and what they have in common. The book is an "In Search of Excellence" for social initiatives, intertwining personal stories, anecdotes, and analysis. Readers will discover how one person can make an astonishing difference in the world. In addition to updating the stories of individual entrepreneurs, this paperback edition includes a new foreword by the author that shows how the concept of social entrepreneurship has expanded and unfolded in recent years. People across society, from students to business leaders, from professionals to post-retirement boomers, have sought to forge new careers as social innovators, blurring the boundaries between business and social action. (publisher)