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Dec 17, 2008
The Global Financial Crisis and Philanthropy: Looking Beyond the Immediate
The Bernard Madoff ponzi scheme is just the latest bad news for the philanthropic sector coming out of the global financial crisis. Three recent articles/interviews by Philanthropy Action’s editors published here and elsewhere, look beyond the immediate questions of potentially falling donations to the broader implications
Dec 11, 2008
When Is A Cow Not A Cow?
Dec 03, 2008
Cell-Phone-Assisted Development Gets a Real Boost
A recent study of cell phone use by grain traders in Niger adds evidence that cell phones can have a strongly positive development impact by improving information flow in markets. As a result buyers see lower average prices, while sellers get higher average prices. Nokia’s introduction of a low cost handset and Internet service in India may be one of the most promising development initiatives, public or private, of the late 2000’s.