Don't Look Back: the David Bussau Story : How an Abandoned Child Became a Champion of the Poor

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9781741143959
• ISBN10: 1741143950
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

This rags-to-riches biography tells the story of David Bussau, once an orphan, now a millionaire businessman and founder of Opportunity International, one of the world's largest aid organizations. The main emphasis in this volume is on Bussau's humanitarian work that revolutionized overseas aid through the principles of microenterprise development, in which small repayable loans are offered to the poor so they can start and grow their own small businesses.

Author Biography

Philippa Tyndale is a former finance journalist who has written for the Australian Financial Review, The Bulletin, and the Sydney Morning Herald.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Prologue	xiii
Abandoned	1	(13)
Sedgley	14	(16)
Conquering Hills	30	(17)
Building Foundations	47	(15)
The Economics of Enough	62	(15)
Buried in the Jungle	77	(21)
Stretching Out	98	(18)
The Road Out of Poverty	116	(15)
The Bigger Picture	131	(20)
Slaves and Scavengers	151	(17)
The Walls Came Down	168	(21)
A Force for the Poor	189	(18)
Nature's Fury	207	(12)
The Poorest Among Poor	219	(18)
The Social Entrepreneur	237	(25)
New Season	262	(17)
Epilogue	279	(8)
Postscript	287	(2)
Index	289