Articles by John Paul
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Wednesday
June 15
2005The Sustainable Livelihoods Experience
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has released its ’Sustainable Livelihoods video library’, an online video gallery showcasing the views of global business leaders about Sustainable Livelihoods and how they are actually implementing the approach in their companies. The...
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Thursday
June 9
2005Resources for Cross-Sector Collaboration aimed at Pro-poor Enterprise Development
I’ve recently come across several reports written by Linda Mayoux that may be of interest to readers of this blog, particularly those looking for a better understanding of how to go about establishing cross-sector partnerships aimed at pro-poor enterprise development.? The first -...
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Monday
June 6
2005Job Creation to Eliminate Poverty
Kurt Hoffman of the Shell Foundation wrote an interesting piece for the Guardian today that comments on one of the main conundrums facing current poverty reduction efforts: that job creation offers the best chance for poor people to escape poverty permanently, but the development community...
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Tuesday
May 31
2005Business & Development: What?s the right approach?
Over the course of four weeks in April and May, 400 people participated in the online discussion Business & Development: What?s the right approach. The exchange was moderated by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a coalition of 175 international companies...
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Wednesday
May 4
2005E-commerce in Kathmandu
I’m currently in Kathmandu researching an innovative e-commerce company called Thamel.com.? The business allows the Nepalese diaspora to purchase gifts online that are produced and delivered locally to their relatives back home.? By doing so, all the money spent is kept in the local economy,...
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Friday
April 22
2005Understanding BOP Market Needs
One of the strongest themes to come out of the ’Eradicating Poverty Through Profit’ conference was the need for companies to?develop a?deeper?understanding of their target market’s needs before developing products and services that intend to fulfill them.? This report addresses some of the...
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