REVIEWS
56 IN MY OWN WORDS
The Corporation that Changed the World NICK ROBINS

60 EARTH AS SACRED
COMMUNITY
PETER REASON reviews Evening Thoughts

65 WE PROTECT WHAT
WE LOVE
ARAMINTA GREAVES reviews Nature Activities for Children (Spring and Autumn)

61 LIFE IS WEALTH
GILES CHITTY reviews Freakonomics

66 THE ALCHEMY OF
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
RICHARD MABEY reviews The Secret Life of Trees

57 CAN FREE TRADE EVER
BE FAIR?
CHRIS WRIGHT reviews Fair Trade for All

62 BEYOND THE FAÇADE
LORNA HOWARTH reviews Green Places to Stay

67 WRITERS ON TRIAL
LINDSAY CLARKE reviews Literature and the Crime Against Nature

58 AN AESTHETIC
EMERGENCY
DAVID LORIMER reviews Towards Ananda

63 WORKING FOR CHANGE
DAN GRACE reviews The Ethical Careers Guide

68 IN BRIEF

59 LAND’S END
PHILIP VANN reviews Painting at the Edge and Making Waves

64 THE SURROUND SOUND
OF SILENCE
IAN SKELLY reviews The Spirit of Silence

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Muhammad Yunus, and the Grameen Bank which he founded, were jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in October 2006.The Grameen Bank was established as an alternative to traditional banking, providing credit and loans to the poor without the need for collateral, thereby eliminating exploitation by money lenders. Instead, the bank’s financial resources are made available to clients on the basis of mutual trust, participation and accountability.The microfinance scheme has created opportunities for self-employment for people in rural Bangladesh, allowing them to invest for the future.
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