Target three billion : PURA: innovative solutions towards sustainable development / by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam & Srijan Pal Singh.
Material type: TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: New Delhi : Penguin Books, India, 2011.Description: xix, 298 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780143417309 (pbk.)
- 0143417304 (pbk.)
- 307.14120954 ABD/T
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Half the world's population-3 billion people-are below the poverty line, and 70 per cent of the worldÆs poor live in rural areas. Target 3 Billion encapsulates Dr A.P.J. Abdul KalamÆs mission to eradicate poverty from the world. With 750 million people living in villages, India has the largest rural population in the world. Based on his Indian experience, Dr Kalam recommends a sustainable and inclusive development system called PURA-Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas-to uplift the rural poor not by subsidies but through entrepreneurship with community participation. To make his case, Dr Kalam cites the examples of individuals and institutions, in India and from across the world, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and a burning desire to make a difference, have successfully genera...
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