You Can Hear Me Now: How Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the Worlds Poor To the Global Economy

The Incredible Story behind GrameenPhone in Bangladesh, a Creation of Grameen Bank, Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
"Grameen Bank has an impact on the poor, GrameenPhone on the entire economy."
—Muhammad Yunus,winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
"You Can Hear Me Now is a powerful proof of the roles that the private sector can play in economic development. Sullivan, by picking one industry—wireless—and cleverly weaving the economics and the growth of the industry with the human dimension, provides a distinctively new perspective on what is possible. A must–read for all those who are concerned about eradicating poverty. Equally, a must–read for managers who are looking for new engines of growth."
—C.K. Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor, The Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan; author, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
"With the growing interest in how business can better serve the ′bottom of the pyramid′ there is great need for both practical examples of how to do it and better understanding of how such strategies can truly benefit those caught in the poverty trap. This book delivers on both counts."
—Stuart L. Hart, S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University; author, Capitalism at the Crossroads
"You Can Hear Me Now describes the human drama of the poor adopting technology to enhance their productivity. Well–researched and engaging, it expertly walks the reader through one surprising maze after another."
—V. Kasturi Rangan, Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Harvard Business School; coauthor, Business Solutions for the Global Poor
"The stories of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh, legendary in development capital circles, and Celtel in Africa, among others, read as colorfully as any of the stories of the Gold Rush in the U.S. in the 1840s. Ni cholas Sullivan has recounted the struggle and subsequent success in an easy–to–read but factual manner that shows risks countered by perseverance and guts—proving that you can do well by doing good."
—Alan Patricof, co–founder, Apax Partners and founder, Greycroft Partners
www.youcanhearmenow.com

Spis treści:
Preface.
The Author.
Introduction: The Three Forces of External Combustion.
Part I: The GrameenPhone Story.
1. Connectivity Is Productivity
2. Dish–Wallahs of Delhi (and Other Early Models).
3. Cell Phone as Cow: A New Paradigm in Search of Investors.
4. On the Money Trail in Scandinavia.
5. Building a Company.
6. Building a Network.
Part II: Transformation Through Technology.
7. Wildfire at the Bottom of the Pyramid.
8. Cell Phone as Wallet.
9. Wealth Creation and Rural Income Opportunities.
10. Beyond Phones: In Search of a New "Cow."
11. Eyeing the Dhaka Stock Exchange.
Epilogue.
Notes.
Resources.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Nicholas P. Sullivan has written widely about technology and entrepreneurship, as well as international development issues. He is publisher of the journal Innovations: Technology/Governance/Globalization (MIT Press), and a partner in the Global Horizon Fund, a private–equity fund for emerging markets. This is his second book.
www.youcanhearmenow.com

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The Incredible Story behind GrameenPhone in Bangladesh, a Creation of Grameen Bank, Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
"Grameen Bank has an impact on the poor, GrameenPhone on the entire economy."
—Muhammad Yunus,winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
"You Can Hear Me Now is a powerful proof of the roles that the private sector can play in economic development. Sullivan, by picking one industry—wireless—and cleverly weaving the economics and the growt h of the industry with the human dimension, provides a distinctively new perspective on what is possible. A must–read for all those who are concerned about eradicating poverty. Equally, a must–read for managers who are looking for new engines of growth."
—C.K. Prahalad, Paul and Ruth McCracken Distinguished University Professor, The Ross School of Business, the University of Michigan; author, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid
"With the growing interest in how business can better serve the ′bottom of the pyramid′ there is great need for both practical examples of how to do it and better understanding of how such strategies can truly benefit those caught in the poverty trap. This book delivers on both counts."
—Stuart L. Hart, S.C. Johnson Chair of Sustainable Global Enterprise, Cornell University; author, Capitalism at the Crossroads
"You Can Hear Me Now describes the human drama of the poor adopting technology to enhance their productivity. Well–researched and engaging, it expertly walks the reader through one surprising maze after another."
—V. Kasturi Rangan, Malcolm P. McNair Professor of Marketing, Harvard Business School; coauthor, Business Solutions for the Global Poor
"The stories of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh, legendary in development capital circles, and Celtel in Africa, among others, read as colorfully as any of the stories of the Gold Rush in the U.S. in the 1840s. Nicholas Sullivan has recounted the struggle and subsequent success in an easy–to–read but factual manner that shows risks countered by perseverance and guts—proving that you can do well by doing good."
—Alan Patricof, co–founder, Apax Partners and founder, Greycroft Partners
www.youcanhearmenow.com