GIVING: HOW EACH OF US CAN CHANGE THE WORLD
by CLINTON, BILL
List Price: HK$ 237.00
ˇ@ISBN
9780307266743
ˇ@Subject
CURRENT AFFAIRS
ˇ@Publisher
ALFRED A. KNOPF
ˇ@Publication
2007
ˇ@Edition
Hardcover
ˇ@Version
Original
ˇ@Description
In GIVING, Clinton writes about the life-changing aspect of giving---of men and women who traded in their corporate careers, and the fulfillment they now experience through their new efforts and associations. He also examines, in a chapter on organizing markets for the public good, progressive companies that do good work: going green; opening markets for the under-served in disadvantaged communities; hiring people who were once on welfare; and promoting fair wages and decent working conditions for all. Clinton addresses the role of government, suggesting that when it works well, citizen service can reinforce and supplement its efforts; when it doesnˇ¦t, citizens need to harness time, money, knowledge, and skills in an effort to change, improve, or protect government policy. He outlines what we as individuals can do, the steps we can all take, how much we should consider giving, and why our giving is so important.
