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Viewpoint: The Economy That Remembers: Institutional Amnesia and the Regenerative Correction
Modern capitalism has perfected a hidden discipline: the systematic design of economic systems that forget. What we call “externalities” are not costs that disappear — they are consequences displaced. The regenerative economy, at its core, is not simply greener or more inclusive. It is an effort to build systems that remember.
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- Investing, Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: Innovation Under Constraint in the Global South
For the impact economy, the central challenge is not replication but responsibility. If scale reshapes power, then impact-aligned capital must take responsibility for how that power is structured and where value ultimately accrues.
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- Social Enterprise
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- Global
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Analysis: The Broken Narrative About Nonprofit Sustainability at Scale
The dominant narratives about sustainable financing at scale can leave nonprofits questioning many of their foundational decisions.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, Social Enterprise, Technology, Telecommunications, Transportation, WASH
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How Melinda French Gates Plans To Fund “Chronically,” “Unconscionably” Underfunded Programs For Women And Girls
Gates is part of a cadre of women philanthropists who are using their wealth not only to support underfunded groups but to also influence how much is given away and how quickly.
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- Health Care, Investing
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- Global
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- human rights, philanthropy, youth
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Critical Minerals, Complex Choices: WDI Report Unpacks the Dilemmas, Pathways for Countries with Vast Reserves
In the following Q&A, report authors Diana E. Páez, WDI Senior Director, Energy & Mobility; Dana Gorodetsky, WDI Program Manager, Energy & Mobility; and Gerald E. Arhin, Research Fellow in the Political Economy of Climate Compatible Development, University College London; discuss the core dilemmas countries face, share lessons from their comparative analysis, and offer guidance for policymakers navigating these complex choices.
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- Technology
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Analysis: BII’s Problem Isn’t Ambition, It’s Capital—and Here’s How to Fix It
The UK’s development budget is under sustained pressure, with planned reductions from £15.4 billion to £9.2 billion, a reduction of roughly £6.1 billion by 2027.
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- Finance
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Analysis: The Great Chinese EV Exodus
A consolidation among Chinese carmakers is flooding markets from São Paulo to Dubai.
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- Energy, Technology, Transportation
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- Global
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Viewpoint: Measuring More and Learning Less
How an excessive focus on methods has distracted attention from the more fundamental challenge of building rigor and learning overall.
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- Investing
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- Global
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