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Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction—Part II
By: George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson
- Article
Multinational Corporations: A Key to Global Poverty Reduction—Part I
By: George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson
- Article
Multinational Corporations as the Key to Global Poverty Reduction
By: George C. Lodge and Craig Wilson
Lodge, George C., and Craig Wilson. "Multinational Corporations as the Key to Global Poverty Reduction." Challenge 49, no. 3 (May–June 2006): 68–82.
- 22 May 2015
- News
Public transportation can be a ride out of poverty
- 17 Apr 2014
- Working Paper Summaries
Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India
Keywords: by Lakshmi Iyer & Petia Topalova
- March 2004
- Teaching Note
ApproTEC Kenya: Technologies to Fight Poverty and Create Wealth (TN)
Teaching Note to (9-503-007). View Details
- Article
Coming Out of Recession: The Role of Business in Alleviating Poverty
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Djordjija B. Petkoski
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Djordjija B. Petkoski. "Coming Out of Recession: The Role of Business in Alleviating Poverty." Development Outreach 11, no. 3 (December 2009).
- fall 2006
- Article
Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty
By: James E. Austin and Michael Chu
Austin, James E., and Michael Chu. "Business and Low-Income Sectors: Finding a New Weapon to Attack Poverty." Art. 1. Social Enterprise: Making a Difference ReVista: Harvard Review of Latin America 6, no. 1 (fall 2006): 3–5.
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Working toward the common goal of overcoming poverty in a local community
Sharon Klammer (MBA 1974) finds rewards in helping to fight poverty in her local community. (Published April 2014) View Details
- 1995
- Other Unpublished Work
State Poverty Rates Adjusted by Variations in Costs of Living Across States
By: Dutch Leonard and Monica E. Friar
Keywords: Wealth and Poverty
- April 2007 (Revised June 2007)
- Case
Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (A)
By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim
At the 2005 Group of Eight summit, world leaders agreed to relieve the world's poorest countries' debt burdens and double aid to Africa by 2010. The announcement raised questions whether debt relief would really help the poor. By examining past aid trends and policies... View Details
- April 2007 (Revised July 2007)
- Supplement
Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (B)
By: Laura Alfaro, Eric D. Werker and Renee Kim
Alfaro, Laura, Eric D. Werker, and Renee Kim. "Aid, Debt Relief, and Trade: An Agenda for Fighting World Poverty (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 707-040, April 2007. (Revised July 2007.)
- January 2018 (Revised February 2018)
- Technical Note
The Scope of Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Poverty in the U.S. and Other OECD Countries
By: V. Kasturi Rangan and Tricia Gregg
Using data from U.S. Census and OECD, this note defines poverty as those populations who fall below 50% of that country’s median per capita income. It then provides a brief statistical tour of six key challenges facing such populations: Income and Jobs, Healthcare,... View Details
Rangan, V. Kasturi, and Tricia Gregg. "The Scope of Business at the Base of the Pyramid: Poverty in the U.S. and Other OECD Countries." Harvard Business School Technical Note 518-037, January 2018. (Revised February 2018.)
- July 2020
- Article
Higher Economic Inequality Intensifies the Financial Hardship of People Living in Poverty by Fraying the Community Buffer
By: Jon M. Jachimowicz, Barnabas Szaszi, Marcel Lukas, David Smerdon, Jaideep Prabhu and Elke U. Weber
The current research investigates whether higher economic inequality disproportionately intensifies the financial hardship of low-income individuals. We propose that higher economic inequality increases financial hardship for low-income individuals by reducing their... View Details
Keywords: Economic Inequalty; Economy; Income; Equality and Inequality; Poverty; Civil Society or Community
Jachimowicz, Jon M., Barnabas Szaszi, Marcel Lukas, David Smerdon, Jaideep Prabhu, and Elke U. Weber. "Higher Economic Inequality Intensifies the Financial Hardship of People Living in Poverty by Fraying the Community Buffer." Special Issue on Racism in Action. Nature Human Behaviour 4, no. 7 (July 2020): 702–712.
- 2011
- Book
Antonio Serra, A Short Treatise on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1613)
Reinert, Sophus A., ed. Antonio Serra, A Short Treatise on the Wealth and Poverty of Nations (1613). Anthem Press, 2011. (Translated by Jonathan Hunt.)
- Web
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Breaking the Cycle of Intergenerational Poverty Background When I first got to Harvard Business School, I joined the Social Enterprise Club , and quickly realized that these students were my compatriots. These were people who had similar... View Details
- 2006
- Chapter
My Policies or Yours: Do OECD Agricultural Policies Affect Poverty in Developing Countries?
By: Nava Ashraf, Margaret McMillan and Alix Peterson-Zwane
Keywords: Agribusiness; Policy; Government and Politics; Developing Countries and Economies; Trade; Poverty; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Ashraf, Nava, Margaret McMillan, and Alix Peterson-Zwane. "My Policies or Yours: Do OECD Agricultural Policies Affect Poverty in Developing Countries?" In Globalization and Poverty, edited by Ann Harrison. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2006. (Read the New York Times article citing this paper .)
- October 5, 2023
- Column
A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor
By: Bhavani Shanker Uppari, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine and Rowan P. Clarke
Keywords: Poverty Reduction; Technology; Business Model; Strategy; Renewable Energy; Consumer Behavior; Developing Countries and Economies; Poverty; Africa; Rwanda
Uppari, Bhavani Shanker, Ioanna Popescu, Serguei Netessine, and Rowan P. Clarke. "A Smarter Way to Design Business Strategies to Serve the Poor." INSEAD Knowledge (October 5, 2023).