ISN Weekly Theme: Global Trade
This week’s theme is global trade, with a wide-ranging selection of topics discussing the issue: In our Digital Library, check out the CIGI paper The G20 and Green Protectionism, which discusses ‘green...
View ArticleIs Anything Recession Proof?
Well, it turns out microfinance institutions and microenterprises may very well be. In an interesting reversal of fortunes, small, flexible and locally connected microfinance institutions seem to be...
View ArticleKiva Confusion
The New York Times published an article on Sunday that highlighted a blog post by David Roodman, a research fellow at the Center for Global Development, that questioned the transparency of Kiva, a...
View ArticleDevelopment Aid: Missing Its Mark?
Has traditional development aid helped alleviate – or further exacerbated – poverty? This week the ISN takes a closer look at the promises and pitfalls of development aid with particular attention to...
View ArticleWhat’s Behind the Microfinance Backlash?
The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina’s request for an investigation into the activities of the Grameen Bank (the Nobel Prize winning microfinance initiative), has revealed that something has...
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