Microfinance for Wealthy Countries
The UK microcredit business Fair Finance is paving the road for the growth of microfinance in the developed world.
Economic Development - Articles
Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurial Finance Lab helps identify investment-worthy business people in developing countries.
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The Race vs. the Stagnation
Two economists offer opposite explanations about why job growth in the United States and other developed economies remains extremely weak.
Himalayan Hazelnuts
MHV, a for-profit social enterprise, aims to make Bhutan a large-scale producer of hazelnuts.
One Book to Save the Town: A Global Citizen Year Story
A social change leader's greatest challenge is disinterest.
The Top 10 Books on the Economics of Poverty
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.
Too Poor to Earn? Changing Assumptions About the Ultra Poor
The best way to help the ultra poor is not by giving them a handout, but by giving them an opportunity.
Is Fair Good Enough?
As Fair Trade USA changes its certification standards, a tempest is brewing among those in the coffee industry who see technology and transparency as the means to lift farmers out of poverty.
Impact Investing: What Exactly Is New?
A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.
Governing Innovation
New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.