Freedom from want : the remarkable success story of BRAC, the global grassroots organization that's winning the fight against poverty / Ian Smillie.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-267) and index.

Introduction. The Age of Ambition -- Ch. 1. Sonar Bangla -- Ch. 2. Arms and the Man -- Ch. 3. The Plan -- Ch. 4. The Problem -- Ch. 5. Learning and Unlearning -- Ch. 6. Dulling the Edge of Husbandry? -- Ch. 7. The Learning Organization -- Ch. 8. A Chicken and Egg Problem -- Ch. 9. A Simple Solution -- Ch. 10. Of Pink Elephants and 9/11 -- Ch. 11. The Mulberry Bush -- Ch. 12. Water and Milk -- Ch. 13. Millennium Development Goal 6 (Target 8) -- Ch. 14. Educating Bangladesh -- Ch. 15. Challenging the Frontiers -- Ch. 16. University -- Ch. 17. On Being Ready -- Ch. 18. The Democratic Deficit -- Ch. 19. Afghanistan -- Ch. 20. The Source of the Nile -- Ch. 21. In Larger Freedom.