In Development Work, Plan for Sailboats, Not Trains
Much of the international development community remains stuck in its old ways, focused on short time horizons, rigid planning, and unproductive evaluation.
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A Slick Vehicle for Street Food
A specially designed food cart that combines high social impact with reduced environmental impact.
Money for Nothing?
In the Netherlands, a modest experiment in welfare policy taps into a very big idea: universal basic income.
Muni Bonds for All
An online platform for “microbonds” promises to make it easier for people to invest public works projects.
Revitalizing a Village
A community in rural Vietnam has become the site of a project that seeks to export a successful South Korean development model.
Harvesting Lessons
A social enterprise that served farmers in Kenya had to close down, but it yielded a healthy crop of insights about failure.
A Durable Fix for Global Poverty
A “multifaceted” program has the potential to yield lasting improvements in the lives of the very poor.
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A Tale of Two Futures
The sharing economy, as a feature of urban life, could evolve in promising or not-so-promising ways.
A New Economic Philosophy for Africa
Why Africa needs society-minded entrepreneurs, not glitzy projects, and how the economic philosophy of Africapitalism can guide the way.