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Global Action, Local Responsibility: Is Development Through Enterprise a Western-Only Concept?
This year’s topic for the St. Gallen’s Symposium set me thinking...Global Capitalism, Local ValuesThere has been much discussion about Bill Gates’ keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he pushed for “a creative capitalism” that uses market forces to...
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Jobs at Intellecap
Intellecap recently e-mailed us about a couple of interesting job opportunities.About Intellecap:Intellecap is a leading consulting firm focused on capital advisory and innovations for the inclusive finance space, endeavoring to createand deliver mainstream, profitable solutions to address...
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The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World
An important new book hits shelves (and Amazon wish lists) today.? The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World is co-authored by John Elkington (of SustainAbility) and Pamela Hartigan (of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship). ...
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Expanding Rural Access: Evidence From Vietnam, Mongolia and Sri Lanka
Over the past year, I have posted two submissions developed by Darrell Owen, a former U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) employee who has been working at the bleeding edge of rural connectivity for the BoP. Darrell’s posts and his white papers reflect ongoing work in the...
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Engineers for Social Impact
As Moses pointed out last week, a good talent strategy is key to the success of “base of the pyramid"? enterprises.A few months back, I had blogged about my idea to bring top talent into the development sector. We are excited to announce the launch of Engineers for Social Impact - a...
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The Week Went Well
Talk about an exciting time to be involved with the BoP. Since the world?s wealthiest philanthropist Bill Gates gave his speech about “creative capitalism” in Davos last Thursday, the development world has been abuzz with its interpretations and implications. But Switzerland is not...
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Unclogging the Water and Sanitation Crisis
Safe tap water is a luxury that many people in the world do not enjoy. In many developing countries, it is not safe to drink or use the tap water. The Center for Disease Control website of the United States government has health information about every country in the world, and it?s...
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Job: Associate, New Ventures Program, WRI
Position: Associate, New Ventures Program, World Resources Institute Location: Washington, D.C. Organization: WRI’s New Ventures program is a business accelerator that works toward long-term, sustainable natural resource use by supporting environmentally- and socially-responsible...
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