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The BOP Debate: WRI Responds
By Allen Hammond, Bill Kramer, and Rob KatzThe recent debate over Fair & Lovely Whitening Cream, both in Aneel Karnani’s working paper and in Andrew Leonard’s column in Salon, brings up many interesting points. In response to Karnani, who argues that Fair & Lovely...
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The BOP Debate: Aneel Karnani Responds
The debate between C.K. Prahalad and Aneel Karnani regarding the BOP proposition continues. As we reported earlier this week, Professor Karnani has published a new case study critical of Hindustan Lever Limited’s Fair & Lovely Whitening Cream, a product identified by Prahalad and...
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In Search of Emerging Markets Excellence
IFC, the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group and international consultancy and think-tank SustainAbility are launching a major project to find out how companies in emerging-markets have attained investment-grade ratings, driven innovation and created new forms of value through good...
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WB Report: Doing Business in South Asia 2007
Doing business became easier in India and Pakistan in 2005-2006, according to a new regional report released yesterday by the World Bank and its private sector arm, IFC, entitled Doing Business in South Asia 2007. Doing Business in South Asia 2007 is the third report in a series of South Asia...
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Lijjat: Empowering Women, Everyday
This is the second post in a series of successful - even if offbeat - models in the Indian subcontinent. The first is here.In a number of initiatives aimed at the bottom of the pyramid, women ? in groups ? have been at the forefront.SKS Microfinance chooses to only target women because...
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BOP Skeptics and Today’s News
Today has been a very interesting day in terms of BOP news and notes. First, I heard from Professor Aneel Karnani at the University of Michigan. Many remember his paper, “Mirage at the Bottom of the Pyramid,” and C.K. Prahalad’s subsequent response. Professor Karnani sent me a...
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Aryty: Productizing Remittances Through Cell Phones
Remittances are a big deal ? from an economic standpoint, a development standpoint, and a business standpoint. A lot has been written about the magnitude and impact of cross-border financial flows, both on NextBillion and elsewhere. The concept of productizing remittances ? sending goods...
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Rising Ventures: Harnessing the Ingenuity of the BoP
Every entrepreneur has a story. Anyone with the wherewithal and acumen to start a business had to have something click at some point - a moment when they saw an unrecognized market opportunity and the perfect product or service to fill that gap. For Tommy Matthew, this moment came from...
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