Social Entrepreneurs Join the Ranks at Davos (Op-Ed)

Abigail Keene-Babcock — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:25:32 -0500

January 27, 2008 - 15:00, New York Times

The Age of Ambition

Story Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/opinion/27kristof.html?ex=1359090000&en=5560fe9499d7322a&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

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By Nicholas D. Kristof

With the American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics.

But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the 21st-century answer to the student protesters of the 1960s, and they are some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).

By Nicholas D. Kristof

With the American presidential campaign in full swing, the obvious way to change the world might seem to be through politics.

But growing numbers of young people are leaping into the fray and doing the job themselves. These are the social entrepreneurs, the 21st-century answer to the student protesters of the 1960s, and they are some of the most interesting people here at the World Economic Forum (not only because they’re half the age of everyone else).

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