Articles by Derek Newberry
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Wednesday
September 20
2006Inveneo is not OLPC, But It’s Wiring Rural Africa One Village At a Time
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project gets a lot of hype, which I have no problem with- the more attention the media devotes to development issues the better, in my opinion. But it always bothers me a bit that this MIT creation gets all the press when it hasn?t even reached the...
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Tuesday
September 19
2006Fairtrade Fires Back – Is A Flawed System Better Than None At All?
You may have read a blog I posted recently discussing some of the problems with the Fairtrade system; this drew directly on a Financial Times article detailing the ways coffee growers in Peru pass their products off as Fairtrade while circumventing the rules. Soon after, the Fairtrade...
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Monday
September 18
2006BOP Schools Provide Temporary Relief for Troubled Public Education Systems
?The accepted wisdom is wrong,? says James Tooley, winner of the FT?s recent essay contest, as he rips into the prevailing notion that developing country education problems can be solved with more aid. He continues his tirade, attacking development experts that on the one hand prioritize...
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Friday
September 15
2006Comments/Criticisms on Doing Biz? Air Them.
We?ve discussed the World Bank?s Doing Business report previously on this blog, and now the WB has made it so you can continue the conversation on their website. Check here for a link to the Doing Business discussion forum, open to thoughts and analysis from the general public.There is...
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Friday
September 15
2006The 2006 Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum
An important event is coming up for investors interested in the booming, capital-hungry markets of India, China, South Africa and other emerging economies: The Emerging Markets Private Equity Association is hosting its annual forum in London November 30th through December 1st. ...
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Friday
September 15
2006African Perspectives on Challenges for Growth
In its excellent ?Have Your Say? section of the site, BBC News recently wrapped up an open debate on the prospects of Africa?s enterprising youth and the obstacles that may prevent them from realizing their full creative and productive potential. The primarily African respondents had some...
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Thursday
September 14
2006Where Are the Real BOP Stories?
?It makes good journalistic fodder, but it?s just the same story over and over!? This was fellow blogger Rob Katz?s comment when I called him about posting a story on the Strappity-do-da company. His frustration was similar to that expressed by Ethan when he complained about...
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Thursday
September 14
2006Development at 50,000 Feet
George Soros is giving $50 million toward poverty-alleviation programs in Africa- at the same time, the Gates and Rockefeller Foundation are donating $150 million to increase African agricultural production (Read more by Rob Katz on this). Are we seeing a trend here? Development initiatives...
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