The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World
- ISBN-10
- 1605294764
- ISBN-13
- 9781605294766
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010-02-16
- Publisher
- Rodale
- Author
- Jacqueline Novogratz
Description
A narrative account of the author's investigation into the world's economic gap describes her rediscovery of a blue sweater she had given away to Goodwill and found on a child in Rwanda, in a passionate call to action that relates her work as a venture capitalist on behalf of impoverished nations. Reprint.
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Other editions
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- 2012-04-19
- 237 pages
- Paperback
- Harper Collins
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