Book Reviews | Social Entrepreneurship
The Insight of Outsiders
In many cases, the people who can change an organization are those who don’t “fit in” there.
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Book Reviews
Reviews of top books on social innovation
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Book Reviews | Social Entrepreneurship
Lending Out Wisdom
A memoir by the founder of Kiva highlights the passion that marks the life of a social entrepreneur.
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Book Reviews | Technology & Design
Danger Ahead
The spread of technology-based platforms brings greater connectivity—but also greater vulnerability.
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Book Reviews | Philanthropy
Not-So-Ordinary Altruism
A defense of Effective Altruism raises the question of just how effective that movement can be.
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Book Reviews | Economic Development
Stolen Future
The conditions faced by young people in the United States highlight the impact of growing inequality.
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Book Reviews | Technology & Design
Always on Call
A new, data-driven mode of confronting humanitarian disaster requires an appropriate policy framework.
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Book Reviews | Civil Society
A New Vision for Elder Care
Can the emergence of a “Caring Majority” help meet the needs of an aging US population?
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Book Reviews | Economic Development
Past Isn’t Always Prologue
For policy makers today, earlier efforts to promote local community organizing yield relatively few lessons.
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Book Reviews | Economic Development
A More Perfect Union?
New ideas on how to empower US workers involve breaking free of current labor law.
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Book Reviews | Foundations
Uncertain Legacy
Can the history of a century-old foundation amount to more than the sum of its grants?