La intención de este post no es realmente describir el trabajo de Yunus sino su visión del libre mercado, la iniciativa privada, el papel del estado y el capital. Esto nos ayudará a aclarar si estos dos aspectos están reñidos con lo social.
En el libro antes mencionado Yunus dice:
"There is little doubt that the free market, as now organized, does not provide solutions to all social ills. It provides neither economic opportunities nor access to health and education for the poor or the elderly. Even, so, I believe taht govertment, as we now know it, should pull out of most things except for law enforcement, the justice system, national defense, amd foreign policy, and let the private sector, .... , a social consciousness-driven sector, take over its other functions"
Más adelante asevera:
"I'm not a capitalist in the simplistic left/right sense. But I do believe in the power of the global free-market economy and in using capitalist tools. I believe in the power of the power of the free market and the power of capital in the marketplace. I also believe that providing unemployment benefits is not the best way to address poverty. The able-bodied poor don't want or need charity...."
Y también nos habla sobre competencia:
"I believe in the central thesis of capitalism: The economic system must be competitive. Competition is the driving force for all innovation, technological change, and improved management.
Another central feature of capitalism is profit maximization, Profit maximization ensures the optimal use of scarce resources..."
La visión de Yunus no separa al Capitalismo de la preocupación social, son dos ámbitos que no están reñidos, y además abre la posibilidad de utilizar al Capital como una herramienta valiosa para combatir la pobreza.
Fuente: "Banker to the Poor" de Muhammad Yunus y www.wikipedia.org
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