International Development

United States and Thailand: Diplomatic Wrangles in the War on Human Trafficking (Sequel)

Publication Date: May 16, 2013

This sequel accompanies case number 1991.0. In early 2010, Robert Griffiths, Counselor for Economic Affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok, braced himself for the possibility of serious diplomatic fallout with Thailand’'s government. Griffiths...

Jakarta’s Transportation Problems

Publication Date: December 7, 2012

In January 2011 senior Indonesian officials were contemplating the results of a new travel survey that showed that the number of trips in the Jakarta metropolitan area was growing steadily while the share of trips made on public transportation...

Effective Revenue Collection in Nomburo (or not)

Publication Date: October 27, 2010

John Mwa is the newly appointed head of the Nomburan Revenue Agency (NRA), tasked by incoming President Orelio with improving revenue collections in the African nation of Nomburo. This case discusses how he goes about reaching performance...

An Inspired Model...or a Misguided One? Oprah Winfrey's Dream School for Impoverished South African Girls

Publication Date: July 29, 2010

In 2000, media superstar Oprah Winfrey promised the recently-retired Nelson Mandela, first president of post-Apartheid South Africa, that she would build his country a top-notch boarding school for disadvantaged girls. Her twin purpose was to...

Ho Chi Minh City

Publication Date: March 02, 2010

In March 2008 the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, formerly known as Saigon, approved a revised master plan designed to guide the development of the city through the year 2025. Vietnam's economy had been growing at rates of 6 to 8 percent...

New Delhi Water and Power

Publication Date: June 22, 2009

The New Delhi Water and Power case compares the efforts by the government of the capital territory of New Delhi to privatize its electric distribution company and reform its municipal water company. The case introduces students to problems...

Rural Electrification in Nicaragua (Abridged)

Publication Date: August 18, 2008

In the fall of 2001, officials of the National Energy Commission of Nicaragua were reviewing a pilot study of the options for electrification in three rural communities. Rural electrification was an important issue in Nicaragua since 40 percent...

Vision Mumbai

Publication Date: July 01, 2008

In 2006, officials of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the State of Maharashtra were beginning to implement a plan to improve the economic fortunes of the city. Mumbai, formerly known as Bombay, was India's richest city, with...

NGO Microfinance in the Tibet Autonomous Region (Epilogue)

Publication Date: March 14, 2008

In 1998, the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF), a small, US-based non-governmental organization, launched an initiative to bring the benefits of microfinance to the impoverished people of rural Tibet. Based on the lending model pioneered by...

NGO Microfinance in the Tibet Autonomous Region

Publication Date: March 14, 2008

In 1998, the Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF), a small, US-based non-governmental organization, launched an initiative to bring the benefits of microfinance to the impoverished people of rural Tibet. Based on the lending model pioneered by...

TRIPS Part II: International Trade meets Public Health: TRIPS and Access to Medicines (Abridged)

Publication Date: March 07, 2008

This is an abridged version of case NR15-04-1736.0. The Agreement on Trade-Related Intellectual Property (TRIPS) at the World Trade Organization (WTO) was the most comprehensive and far-reaching international agreement on intellectual property...

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...