Tag: investment

Christian Investors Get Patient With Their Capital

Nov 19, 2012

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by

mwkruse

in Business, Christian Life, Economic Development

Forbes: Christian Investors Get Patient With Their Capital "This patient capital movement has already attracted tens of millions of dollars. Investors are driven by the opportunity to match their faith with their finances." Christian investment vehicles have always struggled. When the FaithShares ETF launched in December 2009, it was to significant press. The founders rang…
Prosperity: The Laws and Charters Instrument

Dec 2, 2008

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by

mwkruse

in Economic Development, Economics, Poverty, Series: Cycle of Prosperity

Paul Collier lists four instruments for addressing poverty in The Bottom Billion. We have looked at aid and military intervention. We turn now to the third instrument, laws and charters. Collier writes that far too often, “…the rich countries have been a safe haven for the criminals of the bottom billion.” (136) The idea of…