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Private Schools for the Poor
Two new World Bank policy papers have come out recently reporting on the status of public and private schools in Pakistan (via PSD Blog). The reports show that, contrary to most perceptions, the average private school is affordable even to the poor. These reports focus specifically on Pakistan....
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Battle for the Cheap Education Computer Heats Up
This article is re-produced with the kind permission of Russell Southwood, Chief Executive of Balancing Act. Browse this week’s edition of their excellent newsletter, or consider subscribing. The holy grail of cheap computers for emerging markets is producing a sub-$100 laptop for...
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From Prodem to Citibank: Biometric ATMs
The Financial Times reported Friday that Citigroup, the world’s largest financial firm, will roll out a network of biometric ATMs to better serve low-income Indian neighborhoods. The machines will use thumbprint recognition technology in place of personal identification numbers, and...
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Rising Ventures: Changing The Face of Commercial Agriculture
I couldn’t help myself. Staring at piles of steak, salad and cheese breads I wondered what had gone into this process - what had happened to allow this lunch to reach my table. A meal at Fogo de Chao, the Brazilian Churrascaria downtown, will have that effect on you; and...
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International Private Enterprise Group – DC Chapter
You may have noticed that from time to time we feature information via IPEG, which stands for International Private Enterprise Group.? Started by a number of Columbia Business School students and professionals including Reuben Abraham and Emeka Okafor, the group aims to create an opportunity...
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Easy Money – Criticizing Microcredit
There is no doubt that there is something to microcredit, though there are critics. But have we let the hype behind the idea, (see Rob’s post about Yunus’ Nobel Peace Prize) blind our ability to see its faults?? This Forbes article, Easy Money, goes deeper into some of the fallacies of...
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Ten Entrepreneurs Who Could Change the World
"Most companies routinely fail to recognize the link between healthy ecosystems and their business interests...Business simply cannot function if ecosystems and the services they deliver--like water, biodiversity, food, fibre and climate regulation--are degraded or out of balance.” ...
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Next Steps Research
NextBillion ally Wayne Farmer e-mailed me yesterday with some exciting news: his company, Next Steps Research, is hiring. Before joining the founders at Next Steps, Wayne was involved in running the HealthStore Foundation, which manages a network of nurse-owned and operated pharmacy clinics in...
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