Articles by Derek Newberry
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Friday
June 23
2006Poverty Is All In How You Sell It: Pt. I
I hear the average person in Latin America consumes one coke per day. Not a particularly scholarly source, but I asked a friend who had just gotten back from a long stint in the region why he felt this was the case.... he said that in Brazil at least he had met several women who bought liters...
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Monday
June 19
2006This Week: Brazil’s Buses Cooler Than its World Cup Team?
It’s painful as an (admittedly fairweather) fan of the US team to acknowledge that even with all the gossip about how Brazil’s World Cup team is performing below expectations?they will still probably fly home with a sixth championship under their belts (I’ll refrain from making a...
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Thursday
June 8
2006The Paradox of Market Solutions: How Individual Consumerism Could Shatter the Future of the BOP
I know it’s considered rude to discuss political issues over meals, but I recently saw An Inconvenient Truth, and I’ve been on an environmental kick ever since. And so it was that last night in my apartment over a dinner of wine chicken marsala a heated discussion ensued that resulted...
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Thursday
June 1
2006This Week: Hope for Change in a Troubled Industry
Proteak?s co-founder, Hector Bonilla is convinced he can defy a deeply engrained and concerning global trend in an extremely problematic sector. He operates within the law, practices responsible forestry and runs a transparent company. This might seem routine, until you consider what he does...
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Thursday
June 1
2006“Poorism” in India – Development Through Enterprise or Lower Class Exploitation?
Browsing the morning headlines, I came across a startling and at first disturbing trend in the Indian tourism industry.? I had just finished reading a nice article on how the government plans to operate eco-tours of rural Jharkhand when I found a Guardian piece describing one community...
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Friday
May 5
2006This Week: Your Dream Vacation….. and your great-grandchildrens’
Efforts to preserve the?Amazonian rainforest?have always been rife with plenty of controversy.? This is?either?attributed to the fact that environmental protectionism is often seen as a blow to economic growth or because well-intentioned businesses end up exploiting local residents to green...
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Friday
April 28
2006This Week: Getting a Breath of Fresh Air in One of the World’s Most Polluted Cities
It’s no secret that air quality in the bustling metropolis of Mexico City leaves much to be desired, but three local entrepreneurs are looking to change that image. The founders of Vehizero are taking on one of the world’s greatest environmental challenges one car at a time with sleek...
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Wednesday
April 26
2006The New Asian Tiger… Indian SMEs? I’d bet $500 billion on it.
For years, we at New Ventures have been encouraging investors and aid organizations to pay attention to the growing numbers of SMEs being created by waves of adventurous entrepreneurs throughout the developing world. I would point to businesses like Aires as shining examples of small, innovative...
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