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Muhammad Yunus Quotes: Poverty is not created by poor people. It is produced by our failure to create institutions to support human capabilities.
         

Poverty is not created by poor people. It is produced by our failure to create institutions to support human capabilities.


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This is not charity. This is business: business with a social objective, which is to help people get out of poverty.



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Charity only perpetuates poverty by taking the initiative away from the poor.



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