{"product_id":"saris-on-scooters-sheila-mcleod-arnopoulos-9781554887224","title":"Saris on Scooters: How Microcredit Is Changing Village India","description":"\u003cp\u003eRenowned author and journalist Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos uses her talent for investigative reporting to take us deep into the poorest villages in India. Yet, far from being passive victims of their circumstances, the women who live there have joined forces and are making astute use of microcredit to break the cycle of poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMicrocredit was made famous by Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus and consists of very small loans made primarily to women for the production of essential commodities or to start small businesses. Basing the book on a number of trips to India between 2001 and 2008, Arnopoulos shows her sense of solidarity and desire for authenticity by sharing the daily life of these villagers. The first-person account of her extensive travels focuses primarily on these women's inspiring success stories. After witnessing many such situations first-hand, she believes that these villages have a potential strength equal to that of the modern, high-tech cities in India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1554887224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781554887224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/12\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d","brand":"Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48445374038271,"sku":"9781554887224","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f80a52d4-27b6-46df-bf3a-c2c5f312f5cc.jpg?v=1777218196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/saris-on-scooters-sheila-mcleod-arnopoulos-9781554887224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}