Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty

Fazle Hasan Abed was a mild-mannered accountant who founded BRAC, the largest nongovernmental organization in the world, and the most effective anti-poverty program ever. His methods changed the way global policymakers think about poverty, and his story has never been told until now. His personal life was a tapestry of love and grief, and his lifes mission was to put the myth that poverty is immutable to rest.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 01 October 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times hailed Fazle Hasan Abed as "one of the unsung heroes of modern times." Abed, a mild-mannered accountant, founded BRAC, originally the Bangladesh Rehabilitation Assistance Committee, in 1972 with the aim of helping a few thousand war refugees. Today, BRAC is the world's largest nongovernmental organization, with 100,000 employees reaching over 100 million people in Asia and Africa. His methods changed the way global policymakers think about poverty, and he was revered in international development circles. However, he remained largely unknown to the wider public until now. Abed avoided the limelight, believing his own story was of little consequence compared to the millions of women who rose from poverty with BRAC's help. His personal life was a tapestry of love and grief, with a lovers suicide and a wife who died in his arms. Despite his challenges, Abed persevered, and his story has now been told in this book.

Weight: 594g
Dimension: 238 x 159 x 26 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538164921