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Economic Development Links

Apr 8, 2014

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mwkruse

in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, China, Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Europe, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Immigration, India, Links – Economic Development, Microenterprise, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. You Decide: Save the People or Save the Planet #StopTheMyth 2. New York Times: The End of the ‘Developing World’ BILL GATES, in his foundation’s annual letter, declared that “the terms ‘developing countries’ and ‘developed countries’ have outlived their usefulness.” He’s right. If we want to understand the modern global economy, we need a…
The Gender of Money

Feb 2, 2011

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mwkruse

in Economics, Gender and Sex

Wall Street Journal: The Gender of Money When it comes to finances, women and men are alike in one way: According to a recent survey of married couples, about one-third of respondents said they had lied to their spouse about money–hiding purchases, keeping secret accounts or lying about their earnings. Men and women were equally…
Africa’s banking laws shut out the poor: Yunus

Apr 6, 2010

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mwkruse

in Africa, Economic Development, Economic News, Microenterprise, Poverty

Reuters: Africa's banking laws shut out the poor: Yunus NAIROBI (Reuters) – Lack of microcredit laws in many African countries is denying millions of the continent's poor access to loans, a Nobel Prize winner Mohammad Yunus, said on Tuesday. Yunus, who won a Nobel Prize in 2006 for championing Microcredit, tiny loans to the poor…

Tag: microcredit

Economic Development Links

The Gender of Money

Africa’s banking laws shut out the poor: Yunus