The Good Commissioner (B)

Publication Date: December 14, 2007

A high-ranking district administrator in India, upon taking office, is informed that his predecessor agreed to acquire a plot of land for a local jail. When he learns that the landowner is the wife of an influential local politician, he becomes...

The Good Commissioner (A)

Publication Date: December 14, 2007

A high-ranking district administrator in India, upon taking office, is informed that his predecessor agreed to acquire a plot of land for a local jail. When he learns that the landowner is the wife of an influential local politician, he becomes...

Revisiting Gang Violence in Boston

Publication Date: November 15, 2007

On the night of November 28, 2006, Reverend Jeffrey Brown, a Baptist minister and co-founder of the Ten Point Coalition in Boston, Massachusetts, received bad news: 20-year-old Jahmol Norfleet, a leader in one of Boston's warring gangs, had been...

The Bradesco Foundation's Challenge: Making a Difference in Brazil's Education System

Publication Date: October 10, 2007

Nearly two decades after democracy replaced military dictatorship in 1989, Brazil finally was able to ensure that nearly all its 50 million school-age children attended school. But the expansion required to achieve this goal-from around 4,000...

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (E): A Personal and Social Search for Inclusive Economic Development Dealing with Success: Attack and Defense

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh created the model for large-scale "microlending" in the developing world, in the process becoming an institution known and respected internationally for a creative and effective approach to poverty alleviation...

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (D): A Personal and Social Search for Inclusive Economic Development: Going Independent

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh created the model for large-scale "microlending" in the developing world, in the process becoming an institution known and respected internationally for a creative and effective approach to poverty alleviation...

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (C): A Personal and Social Search for Inclusive Economic Development: Adapting and Refining the Grameen Model

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh created the model for large-scale "microlending" in the developing world, in the process becoming an institution known and respected internationally for a creative and effective approach to poverty alleviation...

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (B): A Personal and Social Search for Inclusive Economic Development: Institutionalizing Grameen and the Challenge of Tangail

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh created the model for large-scale "microlending" in the developing world, in the process becoming an institution known and respected internationally for a creative and effective approach to poverty alleviation...

Muhammad Yunus and the Grameen Bank (A): A Personal and Social Search for Inclusive Economic Development: The Start-Up

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

The Grameen Bank of Bangladesh created the model for large-scale "microlending" in the developing world, in the process becoming an institution known and respected internationally for a creative and effective approach to poverty alleviation...

The Eli Lilly MDR-TB Partnership: Creating Private and Public Value

Publication Date: October 05, 2007

In 2003, pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly created the MDR-TB Partnership to fight MDR-TB, a form of tuberculosis. An estimated 450,000 new cases of this disease were reported each year, primarily in China, India, and Russia. The...

Keeping a Campaign Promise: George W. Bush and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage (Epilogue)

Publication Date: October 03, 2007

In January 2003, President George W. Bush was finalizing a groundbreaking proposal for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. Under the terms of the plan, Medicare would offer a major new benefit: prescription drug...

Keeping a Campaign Promise: George W. Bush and Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

Publication Date: October 03, 2007

In January 2003, President George W. Bush was finalizing a groundbreaking proposal for Medicare, the federal health insurance program for the elderly. Under the terms of the plan, Medicare would offer a major new benefit: prescription drug...