Making Cash Pay Off
GiveDirectly relies on high tech and hard data to test whether large cash transfers can alleviate extreme poverty.
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Pop-Up Housing
In London, the YMCA is combining prefab construction with stylish design to create a new kind of affordable home.
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The Trouble With Top-Down
The limits of technocratic, one-size-fits-all approaches to economic development have become all too evident.
Putting Bullies in Their Place
A Web-based initiative uses analysis of social media chatter to locate hotspots of antisocial behavior.
Good Show
Presenting content with a social message is the focus of a recently launched movie-streaming company.
Franchising a “Fireball”
Aflatoun, a global social and financial education program, is relying on partnerships rather than centralized control to scale up.
Safe at Home
Thanks to ROC USA, residents of mobile home parks can gain a real stake in the places where they live.
Big Box Protests Can Be a Big Deal
Community activists have a lot of potential influence on whether large retailers enter a local market.
Auditing the Auditors
Simple steps to reduce conflicts of interest can improve both pollution reporting and regulatory compliance.
Broken Rules, Better Loans?
Loan officers’ discretion plays a large role in determining the success of a micro-lending organization.