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Economic Development - Articles

Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)

Carving out a Niche

By Will Tizard

A Czech social enterprise uses woodworking to help drug addicts.

Organic Growth

By Ricardo Sandoval

How an all-natural Mexican farming cooperative is improving its community while making a bundle.

Child’s Play

By Sheryl Nance-Nash

A video game teaches children about famines and how to stop them.

Small Is Beautiful

By Ricardo Sandoval

Banks in Mexico say that microloans are helping the poor while boosting their profits.

Review: Bootstrap Dreams

Review By Nancy C. Jurik

The emergence of microenterprise development programs, internationally and in the United States.

Local Heroes

By Dan Gordon

How Mexican immigrants have forged complex government partnerships to improve living conditions back home.

Managing Growth

By Kelly Campbell & Rita Louh

How a Boston educational-services nonprofit is realizing its own potential for growth so that its scholars can realize theirs.