The Trouble With Top-Down
The limits of technocratic, one-size-fits-all approaches to economic development have become all too evident.
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An Insider’s Tale
A veteran corporate social responsibility leader reflects on “doing well and doing good” at a big oil company.
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An emerging method for enabling innovation focuses not on plans or projects, but on broad social challenges.
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Safety as a Civil Right
Lawless violence in the developing world is a plague that undermines efforts to end extreme poverty.
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Future Thirst
Meeting the world's growing demand for water will require advances in technology that build on 3,000 years of progress.
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