How long does it take to read Banker to the Poor?
Micro-Lending and the Battle against World Poverty
Banker to the Poor by Muhammad Yunus takes about 5 hours 17 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 17 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 288 pages, about 79,200 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 48 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 17 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 18 minutes |
The page count is the median across 30 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The founder of the Grameen Bank relates how he developed the system of micro-credit to help eradicate poverty in countries such as Bangladesh by providing financial education and small loans to rural families.
Subjects: Microfinance, Economists, Bankers, Grameen Bank, Rural poor, Biography
