Technology & Design
The Math of Social Change
Having hard numbers means that nonprofits can no longer ignore the monetary or other habits of their clients.
Tag: Poverty
Understanding why people are poor and innovative ways to alleviate poverty
Government
The Poverty Credential
Politicians' personal stories about overcoming poverty won’t fuel economic mobility.
Microfinance
Remixing Microfinance
Microfinance has tended to grow by faithful replication of well-established models; it is now time to experiment with hybrid models that bring together the best features of each.
Environment
Managing Our Way to Economic Decline, Revisited
Businesses worldwide are putting themselves at risk if they don’t respond effectively to the story of climate change.
Environment
Sustainable Development in India
The restoration of the Bangalore Lakes can catalyze an overall sustainable transformation of the various districts of Bangalore—as well as reclaim an important historical connection for the city.
Civil Society
The Tricky Business of Cultural Change
If real, radical cultural change is a goal of the Clinton Global Initiative, then real rich people are part of the problem and fundamental to the solution.
Impact Investing
Life Bonds: Linking Returns to Life Outcomes
Proposed new life bonds represent one potential mechanism for leveraging the power of financial markets to reduce poverty.
Economic Development
Information as a Cash Crop
In East Africa, access to accurate, timely information is improving the livelihood of entrepreneurial farmers.
Economic Development
Trust and Technology
Together, the public and private sector can develop affordable and truly accessible banking solutions that benefit the world’s poor.
Urban Development
The New Chinese Underclass
Due to the rapid growth of its cities, China's middle class is growing—but so is its urban poor.