Survival of the Deviant
The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World’s Toughest Problems by Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin, & Monique Sternin
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Economic Development - Articles
Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
Microfinance’s Next Frontier
LeapFrog Investments aims to insure the poor on a grand scale.
A Crisis Is a Terrible Thing to Waste
Foundation and nonprofit leaders need to pay the same attention to increasing employment in the sector as they do to preserving the full deductibility of donations at the highest tax brackets.
The Agency of African Girls and Women
Women are contributing to Africa’s growth surge. We cannot afford to overlook their potential and agency.
Fueling Growth
Riders for Health has created a novel approach to maintaining health transport vehicles in sub-Saharan Africa.
Youth Voices in the Global Economy
Engaged youth on the global stage—a report from the G-20 Summit and MY SUMMIT.
Connectivity for Youth
“Digital citizenship” and connectivity are opening up new avenues to tap into the creativity, inventiveness and enterprise of youth to create educational and economic opportunities.
New Frontiers of Financial Inclusion in Africa
Will mobile telephones become the new super highway to connect the poor to the financial grid?
Lucrative but Deadly
As parents spend more time raising their profitable coffee crop, they spend less time attending to their children's needs.
Financing Freedom
Microlending in leprosy colonies frees residents from poverty, shame, and isolation.