{"product_id":"9780787986094","title":"You Can Hear Me Now How Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World's Poor To the Global Economy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eYou Can Hear Me Now\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eHow Microloans and Cell Phones are Connecting the World's Poor To the Global Economy\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNicholas P. Sullivan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBusiness \u0026amp; Economics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBangladeshi villagers sharing cell phones helped build what is now a thriving company with more than $200 million in annual profits. But what is the lesson for the rest of the world? This is a question author Nicholas P. Sullivan addresses in his tale of a new kind of entrepreneur, Iqbal Quadir, the visionary and catalyst behind the creation of GrameenPhone in Bangladesh.  \u003cp\u003eGrameenPhone—a partnership between Norway's Telenor and Grameen Bank, co-winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize—defines a new approach to building business opportunities in the developing world. \u003ci\u003eYou Can Hear Me Now\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling account of what Sullivan calls the \"external combustion engine\"—a combination of forces that is sparking economic growth and lifting people out of poverty in countries long dominated by aid-dependent governments. The \"engine\" comprises three forces: \u003ci\u003einformation technology\u003c\/i\u003e, imported by \u003ci\u003enative entrepreneurs\u003c\/i\u003e trained in the West, backed by \u003ci\u003eforeign investors\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNicholas P. Sullivan\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e www.youcanhearmenow.com\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 February 2007\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJossey-Bass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780787986094\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.32\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315593703564,"sku":"9780787986094","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780787986094.jpg?v=1780116093","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780787986094","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}