| David Bornstein is the author of The
Price of a Dream: The Story of the
Grameen Bank, which chronicles the worldwide
growth of the anti-poverty strategy “micro-credit.” The
Price of a Dream, which drew on ten months of research
in villages in Bangladesh, won second prize in the Harry
Chapin Media Awards, was a finalist for the Helen Bernstein
New York Public Library Book Award for Excellence in Journalism,
and was selected by the San Francisco Chronicle as one
of the best business books of 1996.
Bornstein's articles have appeared in The Atlantic
Monthly, The New York Times, New York Newsday, Il Mundo
(Italy), Defis Sud (Belgium) and other publications.
He co-wrote the two-hour PBS documentary series "To
Our Credit," which focuses on “micro-credit" programs
in five countries.
Bornstein received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from
McGill University in Montreal and a Masters of Arts
from New York University. In addition to writing, he
has worked as a computer programmer and systems analyst.
He lives in New York City with his wife and son. |
