social entrepreneurs and the power of new ideas Bornstain, David creator text index 2007 monographic eng

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xxi, 358 p. ill. ; 24 cm. Table of Contents: Preface ix -- 1.Restless people 1 -- 2. From Little Acorns Do Great Trees Grow 11 -- 3. The light in My Head Went On -- Fabio Rosa, Brazil: Rural Electrification 21 -- 4. The Fixed Determination of and Indomitable Will -- Florence Nightingale, England: Nursing 41 -- 5 A Very Significant Force -- Bill Drayton, United States: The Bubble 48 -- 6. Why was I Never Told About This? 62 -- 7. Ten – Nine – Eight – Childline! -- Jeroo Billimoria, India: Child protection 70 -- 8. The Role of the Social Entrepreneur 92 -- 9. ‘’What Sort of a Mother are You?’’ -- Erzsébet Szekeres, Hungary: Assisted Living for the Disabled 101 -- 10. Are they Possessed, Really Possessed, by an Idea? 120 -- 11. If the world is to be Put in Order -- Vera Cordeiro, Brazil: Reforming Healthcare 130 -- 12. In Search of Social Excellence 151 -- 13. The talent Is Out There -- J.B. Schram, United States: College Access 164 -- 14. New Opportunities, New Challenges 183 -- 15. Something Needed to be Done -- Veronica Khosa, South Africa: Care for AIDS Patients 188 -- 16. Four Practices OF innovative Organizations 205 -- 17. This Country has to Change -- Javed Abidi, India: Disability Rights 214 -- 18. Six Qualities of Successful Social Entrepreneurs 238 -- 19. Morality Must March With Capacity -- James Grant, United States: The Child Survival Revolution 247 -- 20. Blueprint Copying 262 -- 21. Conclusion 271 -- The emergence of the Citizen Sector 271 -- Epilogue 289 -- Afterword 292 -- Notes 307 -- Selected Readings 329 -- Resource guide 333 -- Index 341 -- specialized David Bornstein. Includes bibliographical references and index. Social actions Case studies Social services Case studies Social entrepreneurship Social reformers Public welfare HN18 B636 2007 9780195334760 141483455 pucpr 131031 20250321130312.0 eng