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Health

Judging Success in Translational Medical Research

Getting promising drug discoveries out of university labs and into the drug pipeline is more difficult than it should be.

 

Technology & Design

The “Just Right” Future

In the world that's now emerging, pre-modern practices that emphasize personal relationships are returning to prominence.

Reviewed By Lucy Bernholz | Summer 2013
 

Philanthropy

Philanthropy and Inequality

The disruptive force of the "new philanthropy" holds the promise of helping to reduce inequality. But will it actually do so?

Reviewed By Robin Rogers | Summer 2013
 

Environment

Conservation as an Investment

Environmental conservation and business investment are not mutually exclusive, argues the CEO of the Nature Conservancy.

Reviewed By Robert Jaquay | Summer 2013
 

Individual Giving

Diversity and Generosity

Where levels of workplace diversity are higher than average, the level of charitable giving also tends to be higher.

 

Civil Society

What Makes People Mobilize?

Protest movements don't emerge merely because people have something to protest. Many other factors come into play.

 

Education

The Return of Segregation

Racial integration in US schools has declined in the wake of recent court decisions to release districts from earlier desegregation orders.

 

Government

Curbing Corruption

Political reform alone doesn't ensure good government. Equally important, if not more so, are institutions that let citizens act collectively.

 

Government

Unleashing Breakthrough Innovation in Government

Public sector innovators are improving government by replicating the market conditions that have fostered breakthroughs in the private sector.

 

Philanthropy

The Growth of European Venture Philanthropy

Growing numbers of foundations, government agencies, and corporations in Europe are adopting venture philanthropy practices.