Tag: Muhammad Yunus

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…
Muhammad Yunus On Defining Success With Money: ‘That’s The Wrong Way’

Jan 31, 2014

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Christian Life, Economic Development, Poverty

Yunus’ take on social business and defining success with money.
Saturday Links

Jul 20, 2013

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mwkruse

in Africa, Business, Capitalism and Markets, Crime, Demography, Economic Development, Education, History, Kansas City, Links – Saturday, Microenterprise, Politics, Public Policy, Race, Religion, Social Media, Sociology, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet), Technology (Energy), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. Public Religion Research Institute: Survey | Do Americans Believe Capitalism and Government are Working?: Religious Left, Religious Right and the Future of the Economic Debate 2. Gallup reports Sub-Saharan Africa Is Wildly Optimistic About Its Future 3. U.S. could lead world oil production by 2017, study says Domestic shale oil production could shoot up…
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…
What’s Better For Helping The Poor — Greed Or Charity?

Sep 29, 2010

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Microenterprise, Poverty

NPR: What's Better For Helping The Poor — Greed Or Charity? Listen to the podcast here. Say you want to make loans to millions of poor women in the developing world, to help them climb out of poverty. Is it OK to raise money from rich investors, who expect to make a profit? Muhammad Yunus,…
Can microfinance be both moral and profitable?

Aug 23, 2010

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Microenterprise, Poverty

Fortune: Can microfinance be both moral and profitable? FORTUNE — There's a debate brewing in the world of do-gooder banking, pitting the father of microfinance Muhammad Yunus against a few entrepreneurs who have put an unlikely spin on Yunus' model of lending to the poor. Earlier this week, India's biggest microlender, SKS Microfinance Ltd., made…
Seattle center develops tech for poor people

Jun 29, 2009

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Microenterprise, Poverty, Technology (Digital, Telecom, & Internet)

Computerworld: Seattle center develops tech for poor people The first question many people asked when Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus proposed the Village Phone idea was: Who will they call? Village Phone is the project that turns primarily poor women in developing countries into entrepreneurs by offering them micro-loans to buy a cell phone…
Taking Internet Finance to the Next Level, Part 2: A Case Study

Jan 14, 2008

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Economics, Microenterprise, Poverty

E-Commerce Times: Taking Internet Finance to the Next Level, Part 2: A Case Study Peer-to-peer consumer lending sites are shaking up the world of Internet finance. Be it the Internet or broadband wide-area networks, growing capabilities and increasing standardization are changing the way finance organizations do business, as Part 1 of this series discusses. The…
Father of microloans sees end to poverty

Oct 19, 2007

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Microenterprise, Poverty

Seattle Post Intelligencer: Father of microloans sees end to poverty Envision a world with poverty museums — places where children would go to learn of a dismal way of life extinct, of malnourishment, illiteracy and premature death. When 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus mentioned the concept Tuesday in speeches at the Microsoft campus…
The Business of Global Poverty

Apr 5, 2007

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Globalization, Microenterprise, Poverty

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge: The Business of Global Poverty According to the World Bank, nearly half the world's population—some 2.8 billion people—subsists on $2 a day or less. The number of people living in poverty at the bottom of the wealth pyramid, versus the relative handful at the pyramid's peak, represents what is potentially…