Posts Tagged: Economic Empowerment

The most popular TV shows in China feature modern Chinese characters who travel back in time to the Qing Dynasty,

Think of Washington state and you probably picture a rainy emerald region with an economy powered by airplanes, timber, software,

From the Philippines to South Africa, developing countries are pouring huge resources into providing housing for their poorest citizens. This

A severe drought in the Horn of Africa is forcing millions of people into starvation, leaving many with no option

“Exchanging ideas that matter” – Big Ideas. That phrase sums up the Aspen Ideas Festival 2011, which I had the

How big should a farm be? Many people assume smaller farms are significantly less efficient than larger farms, and attribute

She was one of at least 40 landless women who demanded to meet with us that day.  They had heard

Last year, the government of West Bengal and Landesa’s partner in India, RDI, started a revolution in that Indian state

Hernando De Soto’s Op-ed in the Feb. 3rd Wall Street Journal rightly points out that “Egypt’s legal institutions fail the

This post was commissioned by the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship blog. Photo by Deborah Espinosa One billion people around