Caught in a Fake Debate
Finding solutions for the global poor need not require choosing between theory and decision making. Good evaluations focus on both.
Economic Development Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
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Cash as Capital
To fulfill the promise of cash transfers, we need to double down on investment in research.
Nonelected Community Representatives
Community-based organizations play a larger role in deciding development projects than local politicians.
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Income for All
The idea of universal basic income is more practical than it might sound.
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The Closer You Look, the Worse It Seems
New research details how US families struggle with unstable income not just from year to year but even from week to week.
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The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
Fair Trade-certified coffee is growing in sales, but strict certification requirements are resulting in uneven economic advantages for coffee growers and lower quality coffee for consumers.
Innovative Solutions for the Housing Crisis
Six pathways to making housing more affordable and available from the Ivory Prize for Housing Affordability.
The Profit in Nonprofit
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
Beyond the Poverty Line
A new approach to measuring poverty is needed, one that accounts for multiple factors such as housing, and regional economic differences.
Beyond ‘X Number Served’
To cure the social sector’s metric monomania, we must get comfortable with complexity.