Unequal Market Access
Markets can promote economic development, as long as they are inclusive.
Markets can promote economic development, as long as they are inclusive.
Can financial education in grade school have long-term effects?
DKT International, founded by one of the largest erotica distributors in the United States, provides contraceptives to approximately 50 million people a year in the developing world.
The Center for Community Self-Help provides financial services to those who can’t afford to live without them.
Public debate about two prominent poverty-alleviation programs shows that over the past 15 years international development has become much more scientific.
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.
Impact evaluations are an important tool for learning about effective solutions to social problems, but they are a good investment only in the right circumstances.
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
Why Kiva chose to be a 501(c)(3), what this tax status buys the organization, and how being a nonprofit poses challenges.
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.