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November 1, 2005 — 08:51 am
The Brazilian economic journal Valor recently interviewed University of Michigan professor and The Next Practice founder C.K. Prahalad about business strategies for the base of the pyramid. The full interview, translated from the Portugese, follows below. (Translation credit: Alex...
October 28, 2005 — 03:18 pm
NextBillion.net has been selected as an "editor's pick" in BusinessWeek's Best of the New Web feature. Under the category "Giving Back," NextBillion.net shares space with DonorsChoose.org, Omidyar.net, OneWorld.net, and WorldChanging. Talk about good company! I just want...
October 27, 2005 — 08:50 am
Tonight, many PBS affiliates will feature the premiere of Small Fortunes: Microcredit and the Future of Poverty, an hour-long documentary exploring issues of poverty and microcredit. The program’s web site includes an easy-to-use station finder that allows viewers to find out when it will...
October 25, 2005 — 12:54 pm
What is the impact of development aid on economic growth? This critical question has been the topic of debate among development experts, economists, policymakers, civil society, and business – especially here on NextBillion.net. Some answers may be emerging, and they point out that...
October 20, 2005 — 04:20 pm
In August, mainstream media attention focused on the plight of thousands of Americans living in domes - most notably New Orleans' Superdome and the Houston Astrodome - after being displaced by Hurricane Katrina. For those looking to read a vastly more positive story about...
October 18, 2005 — 09:12 am
Regular NextBillion readers won't be shocked by a recent AP news article about cell phone use in Africa. It's even been noted as a "worldchanging" leapfrog technology - and rightly so. However, this article sticks out from the rest when it analyzes why cell phones came from nowhere...
September 30, 2005 — 09:28 am
As an economist and self-styled BOP researcher, I've always been interested in the effect of technology on efficiency, price competition, and cost-of-living at the BOP. WRI, through its now-sunset Digital Dividend project, studied the effect of technology on low-income communities for years,...
September 27, 2005 — 11:15 am
A controversial title, to be sure. The Myth of CSR (PDF), published in this month's issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review, identifies a key truth about corporate social responsibility while failing to take the next step. Deborah Doane hits quickly on CSR's underlying fallacy:...
September 26, 2005 — 09:43 am
The World Bank's annual Doing Business report carries the subtitle "Creating Jobs" this year (free overview available - PDF). Its indicators - using data comparable across a remarkable 155 countries - can be used to analyze how governments encourage or inhibit investment,...
September 19, 2005 — 09:51 am
At last week's Clinton Global Initiative in New York, NextBillion.net's Al Hammond had the chance to sit down with Emily Gertz of WorldChanging. They discussed some of the "tools, models and ideas for building a better future" - and how they relate to the BOP - in an extended...
