The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Five years ago, C.K. Prahalad published a book titled, The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, in which he argues that multinational companies not only can make money selling to the world’s poorest, but also that undertaking such efforts is necessary as a way to close the growing gap between rich and poor countries. Key …
Shilpa Phadnis Saturday, October 17, 2009 Bangalore: Money transfer company Western Union believes in tapping fortune at the bottom of the pyramid. The company is tying up with microfinance institutions (MFIs) and e-governance service providers to facilitate financial inclusion. This marks a shift in its India game plan, to offer money transfer services through MFIs …
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THE STATES WE’RE IN by Hendrik Hertzberg The New Yorker AUGUST 24, 2009 The states of the Union are supposed to be laboratories of democracy, but this summer they have been looking more like toxic-waste dumps of futility. From coast to coast, from tundra to coral reef, state governments are in an awful fix. Their …
Badly documented and therefore suspect October 23, 2009 Ian McCallum Of the two reviews, the second more critical review is more helpful. I am not buying this book, which has a very engaging title, for three reasons: 1. The second review provides clear warning of a light-weight schoolkid apporach to the material. 2. The publisher …
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The Afghanistan Problem The huge cultural misunderstandings between Western forces and the Afghan people make it unlikely any counterinsurgency mission in the countryside will succeed. By Gilles Dorronsoro In the countryside, Westerners are essentially perceived as corrupt and threatening to traditional Afghan or Muslim values. Contrary to our self-perception, the villagers see the foreigners as …
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