Save the Poor by Selling Them Stuff — Cheap
The bottom-of-the-pyramid marketing movement tries to profit the developing world and make a profit at the same time.
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Clean Stoves for the Third World
Millions of people worldwide die every year because of primitive cooking stoves. Around the globe, helpers ranging from Hillary Clinton to African entrepreneurs are making inroads.
Protecting the Child Beggars of Senegal
When they beg for alms, are Senegalese "talibés" supporting Quranic schools — or being exploited? The government begins a fitful program of regulation.
Foreign Aid for a Frugal Age
There are international development programs that actually do help the world's poorest people. Dean Karlan can show you the proof.
The Upside of Teen Pregnancy
Usually pictured solely as a scourge, pregnancy for unmarried poor teens may actually have some benefits for the mom.
America’s Hidden Diseases
Americans living in high poverty bear the burden of more than 20 common diseases that the medical establishment largely does not monitor, diagnose or treat, studies show.
Welfare Reform Failing Poor Single Mothers
"Stretched Thin," "Both Hands Tied," and "The War on Welfare" are three new books that highlight welfare reform's failure to address the enduring poverty of single mothers and their children.
The Barricades of Michoacán’s Bandito Alley
Tales of bandits lead our Kiri blogger to reflect on the environmental causes of poverty and poverty's relation to crime.
Microfinance: Back to the Drawing Board
Despite the hype surrounding microfinance as an answer to solving world poverty, new research shows it isn't the savior economists envisioned.
The Poverty Solution: Cash
A new book, "Just Give Money to the Poor," says the poor will spend the cash wisely and boost the economy, too.