Muhammad Yunus Saint or Sinner?

The book is well written and seems to be thoroughly researched (although an index or list of references would be helpful.) Mr. Melik has a skill at showing there are many sides to every story. If you have any interest in microcredit you should read this book.

Fantastic book, and so well written.

This is very much a human story told not just in the words of Muhammad Yunus himself, but also the people he has helped with his microcredit schemes, alongside those who have been affected by his decisions both inside and outside his Grameen group of companies.Against a background of political instability and rampant corruption, Muhammad Yunus has fought to alleviate poverty by lending money to women who have no collateral so they can start an income-earning enterprise. But there can only be so many enterprises in one vicinity and there are inevitably losers as well as winners. This book tells the story of women who have profited and women who have failed and asks whether microcredit is the panacea for eradicating poverty.Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his work but in Bangladesh the government has done everything it can to sully his reputation. Yet in some countries, especially in America, Muhammad Yunus is revered as a visionary pioneer and he has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal.This book charts the life of this controversial figure from his birth to global statesman and explains why he left his world of academia to concentrate on helping the poor. But he's no Mother Teresa and beneath the smiling face he shows to the world there is an ambitious man with a burning ambition to achieve his goals through whatever means necessary.

Very interesting. Absorbing