The past decade or so has seen explosive growth in the number of social entrepreneurs — innovators who take a business-like approach to solving social problems. NPR is profiling a number of these people this year.NPR's Larry Abramson looks at how the movement has matured — it's even becoming a full-fledged academic discipline.
On a recent evening, a few dozen people gathered at a Washington, D.C., restaurant to share food, drinks — and ideas on how to attack some of the biggest problems on the planet, such as hunger in Africa and health care in India.
But this group isn't made up of big-time diplomats or bureaucrats. Many head small organizations they started themselves.
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Author: Larry Abramson
