Random Thoughts
Poverty Action Lab examines why some charitable programs work better than others.
Economic Development - Articles
Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
When You Build It and They Still Don’t Come
The World Bank reevaluates previous methods.
Neglecting the Neediest
Foundations favor urban poor over rural residents.
Golden Opportunity
When a Canadian multinational laid off hundreds of gold miners in South Africa, it went many extra miles to help them get back on their feet.
Pumping Prosperity
ApproTEC’s pumps are designed and marketed with an understanding of the culture and psychology of African farmers.
Nifty Success
Teaching inner-city kids business skills to build their confidence and aspirations.
The Working Poor
The working poor are neither helpless nor omnipotent.
Too Much Money, Too Quickly
Waste, failure, and Bosnia's lessons for Iraq.
The Humanitarian Divide
A Cambodian 'nonprofit company' peddles digitization -- with a social edge.
As Welcome as Can Be
For Manna, the path to affordable housing runs though a peer-support club.