Articles by Staff Author

Reaching the World’s Poor with Financial Tools

Staff Author | July 11, 2012

Missing (as usual) from discussions of the Millennium Development Goals after the recent release of its 2012 report is any talk of the impressive role… Read More

Education

Slum Dwellers in India Save for Private Schooling

Staff Author | April 11, 2012

Since 2009, public education has been both free and required for all children between the ages of six and 14. Yet many families in Mumbai… Read More

Social Entrepreneurship: Businesses that Help the Poor

Staff Author | August 24, 2011

Foreign aid as a development tool has been tried and found wanting. Decades of handouts from developed countries to developing countries have done little more… Read More

Young Arabs Agree: Economic Freedom Necessary for Prosperity

Staff Author | April 04, 2011

A study released Thursday shows that young people in the Arab world overwhelmingly want greater economic freedom and opportunity, and that conditions prior to the… Read More

Tunisia: In Search of Economic Freedom

Staff Author | February 02, 2011

Several weeks ago, Tunisia began what has become a trail of protests and uprisings in the Arab world. Tunisia had a number of characteristics that… Read More

Secession Is Just the First Step: Southern Sudan’s Road to Development

Staff Author | January 18, 2011

The referendum for southern Sudan’s independence, which began on January 9, reached the necessary 60% participation a few days ago. Official results will not be… Read More

It’s the Politicians: Microfinance in India Continues to Take an Unfair Beating

Staff Author | December 27, 2010

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) in India have been taking a serious beating recently. The threats and actions of politicians are so bad that they threaten the… Read More

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