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Global Issues

 

Innovations that address global challenges such as education, environment, and health

 
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Realigning Health with Care

The misalignment between the expansive goal of “health” and a cramped
definition of “care” has cost the United States untold lives and treasure. Yet
realignment is in reach.

 

Can Management Consulting Help Small Firms Grow?

Economic development efforts are best served by testing and refining assumptions about what works.

 

Coding a Better World

SocialCoding4Good is developing an online platform to match skilled employees from the technology sector with causes that need technical help.

 
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Egypt’s No. 1 Net Activist

A riveting memoir by Egyptian revolutionary—and Google marketing executive—Wael Ghonim.

Reviewed By Micah Sifry | Summer 2012
 
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Techno-Optimists Beware

Two books argue that entrepreneurs and technology are transforming the global economy.

 
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A Lifeline for Mothers

Merck for Mothers—a 10-year, $500 million initiative—aims to improve the odds for vulnerable women around the globe.

 

Virtual Models for Real Issues

Agent-based modeling—a form of computer visualization—is being used to analyze a range of public health issues.

 
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The Emerging Market Era

A "reverse innovation" guru provides anecdotes and advice about how to succeed in emerging markets.

 
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Delivering the Goods

Entrepreneurs are setting up shop in the nation's urban food deserts.

 
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Leveraging Research for China

The Rural Education Action Project uses its studies about China’s poorest places to influence government policy.