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The Race to the Top: Re-Framing Corporate Competition
I was just finishing college in the late 90s when I first heard of the phrase ?race to the bottom?. A few activist friends of mine had arranged a screening of Global Village or Global Pillage, an award-winning documentary that examined the harsh consequences of unchecked globalization. ...
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Microcredit: More Harm Than Good?
Thomas Dichter, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and development consultant to USAID and the World Bank, has written what Alex aptly calls a ?provocative and controversial essay?in which he claims that microcredit is not nearly as good a tool as it’s made out to be, and that what the...
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Is Base of the Pyramid Mainstream? Two Sites Suggest Yes
Sara?s recent post about the mainstreaming of green investment got me thinking about the mainstreaming of base of the pyramid (BOP) trends. Is it fair to use that word for such a niche hypothesis? Two projects, both with new web sites, suggest that it may be. Enterprise for a...
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New Ventures at Latin American Venture Capital Association Meeting
Three members of the New Ventures team (Virginia Barreiro, Mareike Hussels, and Rodrigo Villar) attended the recent Latin American Venture Capital Association (LAVCA) meeting in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. The conference featured more than 20 speakers from venture capital firms and development...
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Success at the Intersection of Globalization and the Internet
E-commercehas long been hailed as a means of providing sustainable livelihoods toartisans in developing countries. Historically, these artisans havemarketed their wares directly to local consumers, tourists and toexport markets. To reach these global markets, local artisans have...
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Mainstreaming Climate Change and ’Green’ Investment Trends
In the last couple of weeks a number of issues near and dear to my hearthave gone mainstream...or at least they are getting a little more of thelimelight, which is fine by me. But, how did this happen? And whatdoes it have to do with emerging market investments in sustainable...
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A Successful New Model for Enterprise Development
We received a notice recently that the Acumen Fund was celebrating its 5-year birthday. That’s remarkable, because the organization, with a mission to create and support sustainable enterprises that deliver affordable healthcare, water, and housing to the poor, has accomplished an amazing...
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NextBillion.net Nominated for a Webby Award!
We?re happy to announce that NextBillion.net has been nominated for Best Business Blog of 2006 in the 10th Annual Webby Awards! Hailed as the “Online Oscars” by Time Magazine, The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence in Web design, creativity,...
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