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...

Parking in San Francisco

Publication Date: August 31, 2007

In 2006 planners in the City and County of San Francisco were promoting an overhaul of the city's parking policy that they claimed would correct unfair and unwise subsidies for automobile users.  The effort was designed to allow market...

Leasing the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Publication Date: August 31, 2007

In June 2007, the governor of Pennsylvania was negotiating with the states legislative leaders about his proposal to lease the Pennsylvania Turnpike to private investors. Leasing public highways to private companies was unheard of in the United...