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Driving social change : how to solve the world's toughest problems / Paul C. Light ; foreword by Catherine B. Reynolds.

Title
Driving social change : how to solve the world's toughest problems / Paul C. Light ; foreword by Catherine B. Reynolds.
Author
Light, Paul Charles.
Publication
Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2011.

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Details

Description
xvi, 208 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
"Social Breakthrough, from Dr. Paul Light of New York University, illustrates how to create the social breakthroughs needed to solve urgent global threats such as poverty, disease, and hunger. The book then turns to three alternative but complimentary paths to social breakthrough, (1) social protecting, (2) social exploring, and (3) social advocacy, and provides a detailed map of the journey from initial commitment to a world of justice and opportunity. The book includes: An examination of the current condition of the social impact infrastructure. Strategies for how to remedy the steady weakening of our social-impact infrastructure. Tactics to build strong social organizations and networks. Dynamic methods to respond to constant economic and social change."--
Subject
  • Infrastructure (Economics)
  • Social change
  • Social problems
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1 Still searching for social entrepreneurship -- 2 Agitating the prevailing wisdom -- 3 Breakthrough cycle -- 4 Prepare to expect wonders.
ISBN
  • 9780470922415
  • 0470922419
LCCN
^^2010032315