Economic Development - Book Excerpts

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Grief Is a Gift

By Tom Chi

An excerpt from Tom Chi’s Climate Capital on building forward for the future we need.

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No Magic Bullet

By Heath Henderson

An excerpt from Poor Relief against the one-size-fits-all solutionism of cash transfers

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New Pioneers

By Neri Karra Sillaman

An excerpt from Pioneers on the ideas that cross borders and boundaries

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Starting in Our Own Backyards

By Marjorie Kelly 1

An excerpt from Wealth Supremacy on building an economy for all of us

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How to Scale Sideways

By Seth D. Kaplan

An excerpt from Fragile Neighborhoods on hyperlocal change

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From Lion Killers to Lion Savers

By Uri Gneezy

An excerpt from Mixed Signals on using incentive to change culture

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Microfinance and the Backlash

By Alex Counts 2

An excerpt from the new edition of Small Loans, Big Dreams on microfinance since the Nobel.

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Leaving Money on the Table

By Mary Ellen Iskenderian

An excerpt from There’s Nothing Micro about a Billion Women on how financial service providers can reduce inequality and build a more inclusive world by better serving women customers.

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Better Skilling

By Stephen Goldsmith & Kate Markin Coleman

An excerpt from Growing Fairly on building a more equitable system of workforce development.

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Rare Amphibian

By Rosa Wang

An excerpt from Strong Connections on digitally powering grassroots innovation.