Running for Economic Development in Kenya
An interview with Wilson Kiriungi, CEO of Run with Kenyans.
Economic Development Social innovations that improve the living standards of the poor
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The connection between environmental quality and the predicament of disadvantaged populations is coming into ever-sharper relief.
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Using quantified conservation for environmental gain.
Wanted: New Frameworks for Urban Housing
As global base of the pyramid urban evictions intensify, we need good quality, affordable housing that creates attractive profit opportunities.
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The Problem With Fair Trade Coffee
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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.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In adopting data-driven practices, leaders must design and implement programs in ways that engage community members directly in the work of social change.
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.
The Top 10 Books on the Economics of Poverty
A suggested reading list to provide a foundation for understanding development, aid, and poverty.