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Rising Ventures: Sumaya HMX Shows Why Leapfrogging Technology Works

India’s rapid industrialization and urbanization is a boon to the national economy but a serious challenge in terms of an unfettered rise in energy usage and GHG emissions.? So far, India’s per capita energy consumption has remained one of the lowest in Asia, because of its vast rural...

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On Remittances as a Platform (II)

Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. JoshiWilliam Kramer’s comments are well taken. His words certainly reflect our belief,...

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On Remittances as a Platform

Let me add my thoughts to Bal Joshi’s fine post of 12/6 and AnnaLee Saxenian’s reply of 12/8. I couldn’t agree more with most of the points made in both. The notion of remittances as a development platform is just right, in my view, and Ms. Saxenian strikes a fair balance on...

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Rising Ventures: Beijing WorldWell Turns Waste Into Profit

Another sustainable company success story to take you into the weekend:? this one starts with a relatively simple concept.? Chinese industry is experiencing plenty of growth right now, and can in many ways be considered the engine driving the country’s healthy economy.? But this rapid...

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Private Schools for the Poor (II)

The people of Naini were angry. The primary school in their impoverished Himalayan village had just two teachers for more than 110 children in the first through fifth grades. Their kids spent most of the time working on their own. With so many students per teacher, and each teacher working with...

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Diasporas for Development: The Remittance Platform

Guest poster Bal K. Joshi is the co-founder and managing director of Thamel Dot Com, Kathmandu, Nepal. He is also a partner in Thamel International. By Bal K. Joshi From my perspective, recent public dialogue about the development impact of migrant...

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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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