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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Dec 27th, 2010 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: Washington, D.C. |
Ananya Roy’s new book on microfinance,
Poverty Capital, gives portrait to a brave new world of high interest, high performance, high risk lending—a sort of poverty bubble where results are measured in upward profit arrows rather than downward maternal mortality rates. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Nov 19th, 2009 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Los Angeles |
Josh Leon takes a look at a report detailing the World Bank’s latest policy recommendations for dealing with urban population growth, housing and migration—and doesn’t like what he sees. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 15th, 2009 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: |
Microfinance is being touted as a cure-all for poor communities. But while it might help increase small business diversity, Josh Leon thinks it won’t significantly alter the social fabric. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Jul 2nd, 2009 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
Josh Leon on whether the new standards of planning truly represent progress—or leave entire communities in the dust. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Apr 22nd, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In the latest installment of his column, World Watch, Josh Leon wonders what will happen to developing nations that have liberalized real estate lending—much the way the U.S. did before the crash. (
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Worldwatch | Josh Leon | Mar 25th, 2009 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
In the latest installment of his column, WorldView, Josh Leon examines a World Bank report that argues that a few mega cities will draw a disproportionate amount of global commerce. (
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Hayley Richardson | Feb 8th, 2008 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: |
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Ananya Roy’s new book on microfinance, Poverty Capital, gives portrait to a brave new world of high interest, high performance, high risk lending—a sort of poverty bubble where results are measured in upward profit arrows rather than downward maternal mortality rates. (keep reading…)
Josh Leon takes a look at a report detailing the World Bank’s latest policy recommendations for dealing with urban population growth, housing and migration—and doesn’t like what he sees. (keep reading…)
