💰 Microfinance

Small loans, enormous impact — explorations of how financial access for the world's poorest can spark entrepreneurship, empower women, and challenge traditional models of development aid.

Dead Aid

by Dambisa Moyo • 2009

Trillions in aid made Africa poorer. The remedy: trade, markets, and a hard deadline.

3.70

8k+

🌍 African Economies 🔗 Aid Dependency 🏗️ Market Development 🇨🇳 China In Africa 🤝 Trade Not Aid

Dead Aid

Trillions in aid made Africa poorer. The remedy: trade, markets, and a hard deadline.

by Dambisa Moyo 2009

3.70

8k+ ratings

🌍 African Economies 🔗 Aid Dependency 🏗️ Market Development 🇨🇳 China In Africa 🤝 Trade Not Aid

Poor Economics

by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2011

Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.

4.27

25k+

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Poor Economics

Poverty is not one problem but many small ones. Randomized trials reveal which fixes actually work.

by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011

4.27

25k+ ratings

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧪 Randomized Controlled Trials 📊 Evidence-Based Policy 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Toxic Charity

by Robert D. Lupton • 2011

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

3.94

5k+

📉 Charity Critique 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry 🌱 Sustainable Aid

Toxic Charity

How to stop hurting the people you want to help: swap handouts for dignity and investment.

by Robert D. Lupton 2011

3.94

5k+ ratings

📉 Charity Critique 🏘️ Community Development ✝️ Christian Missions 🏙️ Urban Ministry 🌱 Sustainable Aid

Banker to the Poor

by Muhammad Yunus • 1991

The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.

4.12

10k+

🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Poverty Alleviation 👩 Women's Empowerment 🌿 Bottom-Up Development 📈 Development Economics

Banker to the Poor

The poor aren't creditworthy, banks said. A $27 loan to basket weavers changed everything.

by Muhammad Yunus 1991

4.12

10k+ ratings

🌱 Social Entrepreneurship 🌍 Poverty Alleviation 👩 Women's Empowerment 🌿 Bottom-Up Development 📈 Development Economics

A World of Three Zeros

by Muhammad Yunus • 2017

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

3.69

2k+

🏢 Social Entrepreneurship ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation 📈 Impact Investing

A World of Three Zeros

Capitalism's missing piece: businesses that solve poverty, earn their keep, and pay zero dividend.

by Muhammad Yunus 2017

3.69

2k+ ratings

🏢 Social Entrepreneurship ⚖️ Wealth Inequality 🌍 Climate Economics 🏠 Poverty Alleviation 📈 Impact Investing

Building Social Business

by Muhammad Yunus • 1997

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

3.98

2k+

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid 🔄 Alternative Economics

Building Social Business

A business that returns your money and not a penny more. It beats charity and it scales.

by Muhammad Yunus 1997

3.98

2k+ ratings

🚀 Social Entrepreneurship 🤝 Poverty Alleviation 🏗️ Social Enterprise 📊 Bottom Of The Pyramid 🔄 Alternative Economics

Poor Economics

by Abhijit V. Banerjee • 2011

Grand theories say invest in institutions. The data says deworm children and give away bed nets.

4.27

25k+

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎲 Randomized Trials 📋 Evidence-Based Policy

Poor Economics

Grand theories say invest in institutions. The data says deworm children and give away bed nets.

by Abhijit V. Banerjee 2011

4.27

25k+ ratings

🏗️ Development Economics 🌍 Global Poverty 🧠 Behavioral Economics 🎲 Randomized Trials 📋 Evidence-Based Policy

Portfolios of the Poor

by Daryl Collins • 2009

Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.

3.95

1k+

🌍 Development Economics 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🕳️ Poverty Traps 🤝 Informal Economy 🌏 Global Poverty

Portfolios of the Poor

Hand-to-mouth is a myth. On $2 a day, the poor juggle a dozen financial instruments just to survive.

by Daryl Collins 2009

3.95

1k+ ratings

🌍 Development Economics 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🕳️ Poverty Traps 🤝 Informal Economy 🌏 Global Poverty

How to Change the World

by David Bornstein • 2013

The method for scaling a social mission from one village to an entire continent.

3.94

2k+

💡 Social Innovation 🌍 International Development 📈 Scaling Impact 🔄 Systems Change 👥 Community-Led Solutions

How to Change the World

The method for scaling a social mission from one village to an entire continent.

by David Bornstein 2013

3.94

2k+ ratings

💡 Social Innovation 🌍 International Development 📈 Scaling Impact 🔄 Systems Change 👥 Community-Led Solutions

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs

by Asian Development Bank • 2018

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🌱 Clean Energy

Enhancing Energy-Based Livelihoods for Women Micro-Entrepreneurs

Clean energy micro-enterprises in India are giving women economic power and reshaping communities.

by Asian Development Bank 2018

👩‍💼 Women Entrepreneurs ⚡ Energy Access ⚧️ Gender And Development 🏦 Financial Inclusion 🌱 Clean Energy

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