As an Iraqi, I am sad to see the lack of political will or desire to gather all sectors with the purpose of rebuilding the country, learning from peer countries like Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Chad Dobson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business
One German participant summarized: "The IFC places all of the burden of environmental and social safeguards on the client ... The whole world is re-regulating and you should too."
Dr. Alex Benzer | Posted 10.28.2009 | Living
In their lucid and levelheaded way, Kristof and WuDunn build a powerful moral case for fostering economic progress in the developing world by unleashing the potential of women.
Kathryn Wylde | Posted 10.15.2009 | New York
Depository Trust and Clearing Corp. is just the latest in a string of firms lured across the Hudson by state incentives. Since the '80s, major New York employers have moved tens of thousands of jobs.
Judy Montero | Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver
The Rockies success couldn't come at a better time because our restaurants and night clubs have been feeling the sting of this economy as much as anyone.
David Paul | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics
For two decades now, we have become accustomed to justifying any manner of spending, from education to tax cuts, as an investment in our future.
Howard Learner | Posted 10.16.2009 | Green
This structural transformation of our transportation system will improve mobility with a new modern, fast, comfortable and convenient transportation option for everyone.
Zainab Salbi | Posted 09.18.2009 | World
I wonder how we have allowed ourselves to forget Bosnia and Herzegovina when it is still as fragile as an eggshell.
Kathryn Wylde | Posted 09.11.2009 | New York
From a business perspective, nothing could be worse during this period of economic uncertainty than the chaos and instability that have characterized New York state government during the past two years.
New York Times | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 09.04.2009 | New York
The Economic Development Corporation is seeking someone to operate a large, shared kitchen that would be rented by entrepreneurs with dreams of develo...
Laurence Leamer | Posted 08.26.2009 | World
I am traveling around Nepal with a group of leaders from eastern Nepal who are exploring what has happened to their country in the name of development.
William Easterly | Posted 08.06.2009 | World
The point of the Millennium Development Goals campaign was that it precisely defined success and failure using specific goals. So on its own terms, it is a failure.
Christiana Wyly | Posted 08.03.2009 | World
James Quilligan: "The immediate crisis we are facing is to shift from seeing energy, nature, food and water as monetized commodities to recognizing them as reserve values... essential for our survival."
Ben Hecht | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business
A philanthropic collaboration of 21 of the world's largest foundations and financial institutions, Living Cities applauds the focused, inter-agency approach you are taking to revitalize industrial cities.
Hillary Clinton | Posted 07.12.2009 | World
We have the resources to give every person in the world the tools they need to feed themselves and their children. So the question is not whether we can end hunger. It's whether we will.
William Easterly | Posted 07.06.2009 | World
Calling poverty a "human rights violation" does not point to any concrete actions that the "violator" must stop in order to restore rights to the "violated."
Payam Zamani | Posted 05.29.2009 | World
A social economic development project is much different than a charity. These projects represent grassroots undertakings that have local support and are self-sustained.
Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 05.23.2009 | World
Mobile phones are already breaking the economic stranglehold of elites with access to capital, and giving poor entrepreneurs a chance to build their own businesses and be their own bosses.
Robert Creamer | Posted 05.15.2009 | World
The world economy is not a zero sum game. For us to be richer, someone else doesn't have to be poorer. In fact just the opposite is true.
Magatte Wade and Michael Strong | Posted 04.25.2009 | World
How can we help Africans develop companies that produce some of the coolest products and services on the planet, while producing them in a socially and environmentally responsible way?
Laurence Leamer | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics
At what should be the most promising moment for the organization in decades, the Peace Corps is at its most dangerous moment in its history.
Kenneth Pomeranz | Posted 03.16.2009 | World
Water has always been a problem in China, and effective control of it has been associated with both personal heroism and legitimate sovereignty for as far back as our records go.
Dr. Stephen Forman | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics
As President Bush leaves the White House and returns to Texas, we can only hope for him what we want for ourselves; to learn from our mistakes and to do good in the world with the time.
Hal Donahue | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics
A patient at Walter Reed Army Hospital, I am constantly seeking to educate and assist veterans and returning military concerning access to benefits and opportunities. The news is not good.
John Tepper Marlin | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green
I propose that the Mayor of New York should spend the money and time to convene meetings of green thinkers and entrepreneurs to launch new businesses.
Zainab Salbi | Posted 11.25.2009 | World