Developing Countries

G(irls)20 Summit: Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture

Eve Crowley | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Gender Equality girls20 Summit, Gender Equality, girls20-Summit-2012, Developing Countries, Gender Equality Africa, Agriculture, girls20-Summit, Impact News
Eve Crowley

Despite the crucial role that women and girls play in their communities, they are all too often seen as a burden. To change such perceptions, we need to give them access to the resources they need to realize their full economic potential.

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Private Equity Investors Should Look to Environmental and Social Sustainability

Lars H. Thunell | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Sustainability, Equity Investors, Developing Countries, Private Equity, Business News
Lars H. Thunell

Given the long-term nature of equity investments, it is in the self interest of the private equity industry as a whole to embrace the Equator Principles. Some large private equity firms are hiring dedicated sustainability officers.

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Interview: Jeff Power of Pangeo Coffee

Menuism | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Starbucks Coffee, Development, Developing Countries, Coffee, International Development, Food News
Menuism

Coffee has followed a similar story to wine. In recent years, people have realized there's truly a difference between cheap beans and good ones, and even amazing ones.

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Less Poor but More Unequal

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Developing Countries, Income Inequality, Occupy Movement, World Bank, Occupy Wall Street, World News
Otaviano Canuto

Debates over inequality -- and the role governments should play -- have polarized political and economic debates. How much should inequality matter or weigh in policy making?

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Do You COTAP? Alternative Energy for MBAs in Dismal Times

Bryan Gobin | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Poverty, Developing Countries, Carbon Offset Credits, Carbon Offsets, Economic Crisis, Poverty Alleviation, Global Warming, Reforestation, Green Nonprofit, Alternative Energy, Climate Change, Carbon Footprint, Impact News
Bryan Gobin

COTAP connects projects to individuals who want to offset their carbon footprint, but have a strong preference that their donations support poor farming communities in developing countries that already experience the brunt of climate change.

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Emerging Markets Lead in Job Recovery

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Financial Crisis, Jobs, Developing Countries, China Economy, China, World Bank, World News
Otaviano Canuto

So far, from Brazil to Russia and from China to South Africa, labor markets have proven resilient to sluggish GDP growth. But there is no better ally of employment than strong, dynamic and inclusive growth. We are still far away from getting that.

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BRICs Are Building a Wall Around the Poor Despite Rapid Growth

James Doran | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Russia, Brics, India, Goldman Sachs, New Delhi, Brazil, Development, China Economy, China, Developing Countries, Income Inequality, Global Poverty, Business News
James Doran

Whatever economic miracle is sweeping big Chinese cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, it has given Loong Poon Lei, and hundreds of other villages, a wide berth.

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Confessions of a Development Dilettante

Ming Holden | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Developing World, Anne-Marie Slaughter, International Relations, Developing Countries, International Development, Foreign Policy, Culture News
Ming Holden

Could the artist's fidelity to the information of the body offer a kind of perspective on and practice of development work that might well fit the 21st century?

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Collaborative Border Management: A New Approach to an Old Problem

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Developing Countries, Trade, World Bank, International Trade, Global Trade, Barriers to Trade, Customs, Trade Law Reform, Trade Laws, Business News
Otaviano Canuto

Tough decisions are needed on where to spend limited resources to pursue border management reform. To this end, a well defined business case -- weighing costs and benefits -- needs to be prepared.

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Myanmar: First Steps

Stephen P. Groff | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Developing Countries, Global Poverty, Myanmar, Burma, Free Trade, Asia, Development, Economic Development, Nternational Development, World News
Stephen P. Groff

The road ahead still looks daunting, but the opportunity for Myanmar's people is simply too great to turn back.

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Jeff Sachs Is the Best Choice for President of the World Bank

Laurence J. Kotlikoff | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Jeff Sachs, Developing Countries, Development, President of World Bank, President Barack Obama, World Bank, World News
Laurence J. Kotlikoff

President Obama should appoint Jeff Sachs President of the World Bank. Jeff is, without doubt, the world's top development economist.

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The Unnamed Bicycle Column: Changing the World

Keith Brown | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Bike Culture, Bicycles, Velo, Bikes, With My Own Two Wheels, Developing Countries, New York News
Keith Brown

While here in the U.S., the bicycle industry has been co-opted by an oligarchy intent on selling bicycling racing gear to those who don't need it, the bicycle is still seen as a utility, a luxury even, in other parts of the world.

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Transparency and Your Natural Resources

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Transparency, Multinationals, Government, Poverty, Natural Resources, Africa, Developing Countries, Underdeveloped Countries, Oil, Eiti, Cultural Change, Global Warming, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Wouldn't you want to know how much money your government gets from the companies that exploit your country's oil, gas or minerals?

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Micro Chameleons Are Cute -- and Threatened: Want to Help Them?

Mary Ellen Harte | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Population, Population Growth, Family Planning, Contraceptives, Developing Countries, Wildlife Conservation Society, Wildlife Conservation, Overpopulation, Madagascar, Conservation, Cute Animals, Chameleons, Deforestation, Wildlife, Science News
Mary Ellen Harte

I get frustrated watching nature shows or reading about fascinating habitats that I know are becoming increasingly threatened, with no mention about how threatened they are, and much less (and more importantly) how we can help personally.

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Defragmenting Africa

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Women, Commodities, Customs, Developing Countries, Financial Services, Africa, International Development, Trade, Free Trade, Food, Trade Integration, Single Market, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Africa has integrated with the rest of the world -- mostly selling commodities like oil, minerals or cocoa -- faster than with itself.

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Designing With Marginalized Users

Soren Petersen | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Design, Poverty, Developing Countries, Development, Crowdsourcing, Impact News
Soren Petersen

Crowdsourcing a challenge can provide multiple viewpoints and give a quick overview of emerging trends and beliefs within the design community.

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Are Emerging Markets Leading the Way in Job Creation?

Otaviano Canuto | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Financial Crisis, Developing Countries, International Development, Economic Development, Global Job Creation, Job Creation, Global Unemployment, World News
Otaviano Canuto

That emerging economies continue their slow but steady recovery on the job front can only be a sign in the right direction. I'm confident that emerging economies will eventually carry the day.

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How America Can Profit From the 'Asian Century'

Stephen P. Groff | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Poverty, Developing Countries, International Development, Impact News, Economic Development, Free Trade, Asia, Global Poverty, Development, Impact, Global Economic Crisis, World News
Stephen P. Groff

Many have dubbed this the 'Asian Century' with Asia's robust economies leading us to believe that all is well in a region that has generated some of the fastest growth and poverty reduction in history.

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Will You Join Our Conversation on Women's and Children's Health?

Melinda Gates | Posted 03.05.2012

Read More: Women, Global Health, Developing Countries, Women's Health, Newborn Health, Maternal Health, The Gates Foundation, Global Women's Health, Bangladesh, Children's Health, Women News
Melinda Gates

As I reflect back on what I learned this year about the progress and the challenges in women's and children's health, I'm struck by the fact that we don't need to wait for the solutions. We have them.

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Income Inequality Rising In Most Wealthy Countries: Study

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: World Economy, Arab Spring, Developing Countries, Third World America, Income Inequality, Occupy Wall Street, Europe, Economic Growth, London Riots, China, Wealth Gap, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Oecd, Video, Business News

Scales continue to tip in the rich's favor the world around. Income inequality -- the gap between a society's richest members and its poorest -- i...

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SLIDESHOW: When I Grow Up…Big Dreams From Kids In Developing Nations vs. Kids In U.S.

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Anne Lynam, Developing Countries Kids, Education, Video, Poverty, Developing Countries, Education Developing Countries, Childfund Alliance, Zambia, Childfund International, Impact News

To find out what kids around the world dream of when it comes to pursuing the best life they can imagine, the ChildFund Alliance surveyed 5,100 childr...

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More Than Good Intentions: Making Development Assistance Work

Stephen P. Groff | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Poverty, AID Effectiveness, International Development, Global Poverty, Development, Asia, Busan-South Korea, Impact, Developing Countries, Impact News, Economic Development, World News
Stephen P. Groff

Is aid worth it? Does it make a positive difference in the lives of poor people in developing countries? Or is it merely lining the pockets of corrupt officials at a time when more and more western taxpayers are struggling to make ends meet?

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In Climate Debate, Governments Consider New Definitions Of Rich And Poor

AP | By ARTHUR MAX | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Carbon Emissions, Developing Countries, Greenhouse Gases, Industrialization, Kyoto Protocol, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Debate, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Air Pollution, Pollution, Business News

JOHANNESBURG -- As delegates gather in South Africa to plot the next big push against climate change, Western governments are saying it's time to move...

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Trade and Public Health: a Decade of Double Standards

Tido von Schoen-Angerer | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: International Trade, Wto Drug Patents, Drug Patents, Wto, Developing Countries, Global Drug Patents, Trade, Impact News
Tido von Schoen-Angerer

Today, the U.S. government is using negotiations over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement to demand aggressive intellectual property provisions that undermine the Doha Declaration and the safeguarding of public health. These harmful provisions must be removed.

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Winners, Losers and the Beauty of Impact Analysis

Marcelo Giugale | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Africa, Equity, Gasoline Prices, Budget, World Bank, Reform, Latin-America, Subsidies, Development, Inequality, Fiscal, Impact, World News
Marcelo Giugale

Whether reforms follow or not, the uncovering the true meaning of what our leaders do, has irresistible appeal in-and-of itself. No wonder impact analysis has become almost an academic obsession to the new generation of economists.

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