A Get-Rich Way to Help the Poor
There's money to be made by selling "ruthlessly affordable" products to the world's 2.7 billion poorest people.
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Book Reviews
Reviews of top books on social innovation
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Manifest Density
Investment in "hyperdense" cities is, according to one writer, the key to solving many problems that afflict US society.
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Divided Minds, Divided Cultures
To address social conflicts, we must learn to balance "independent" and "interdependent" selves, two cultural psychologists argue.
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Designing the Digital City
Internet technology can help us to connect, globally and otherwise, but only if we structure it well.
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Breakthrough Leadership
The saga of Molly Melching and Tostan, her Africa-based organization, illustrates the power of community-led change.
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The “Just Right” Future
In the world that's now emerging, pre-modern practices that emphasize personal relationships are returning to prominence.
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Philanthropy and Inequality
The disruptive force of the "new philanthropy" holds the promise of helping to reduce inequality. But will it actually do so?
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Conservation as an Investment
Environmental conservation and business investment are not mutually exclusive, argues the CEO of the Nature Conservancy.
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Tales of an Entrepreneur
The author provides a rollicking and detailed recounting of what it takes to build a social business in Africa.
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When Life Imitates the Internet
Networks, equal access, and read-write products are no longer just core design elements of the Internet; we are making them real.