Governing Innovation
New York’s Center for Economic Opportunity tests new antipoverty programs from the mayor’s office.
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Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor (more)
Stone Soup and an Impoverished Mexican Village
In a session at the Opportunity Collaboration, stories were shared on the power and importance of community decision-making.
Podcast
Social Innovations
Investing in Africa
Thomas Barry, founder of the Zephyr Management investment firm, discusses widespread opportunities for private equity investment in Africa.
Microfinance Needs Regulation
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
Podcast
Business
Private Equity in Africa
Thomas Gibian, Chairman of Emerging Capital Partners, discusses the success of his organization in investing in companies across the African continent through seven funds.
From the Field: Vietnamese Anti-Poverty Model May Work Elsewhere
I set out to see if the organizational models of two successful Vietnamese nonprofits were location-specific.
Podcast
Social Entrepreneurship
Healthcare and Biotechnology
In this panel discussion, company executives discuss how they became entrepreneurs in science and medicine, and what their work entails.
The New Abnormal
"The New Abnormal" best describes the current economic and political condition of our nation.
It Takes a General Contractor
Nuru International identifies proven poverty-reduction programs and aims to take them to scale.
Review
Radically Small Thinking
Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit Banerjee & Esther Duflo