Paul Romer and Charter Cities: A Solution to Global Poverty
Paul Romer, senior fellow for the Stanford Center for International Development and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, outlines his current initiative, Charter Cities, which entails a new mechanism - said to lie somewhere on the fine line between revolutionary and crazy - to improve lives in the developing world.
What Would You Do? Students' Ethical Decisions at NGOs
You work for an African school and have received a grant to improve literacy, but your principal wants you to use the funds to fix a dire sanitation problem. Do you do it?
Globalization's Illicit Frontier
Economist and author Moises Naim talks about one of global trade's unintended consequences - a sharp rise in illegal trading activity.
Community Forum on Climate Change
Panelists at Columbia Business School's Community Forum on Climate Change explore the burgeoning field of environmental policy and discuss means to address climate change.
How Investing in the Base Can Bring Investors out on Top
Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui of IGNIA Partners discusses the dual goals of his venture capital fund to support high-growth social enterprises that serve the base of the pyramid while providing consistent, high returns for his investors.
Marketing to the Bottom of the Pyramid: A 'Four Ps' Approach
Professor Gita Johar talks about the state of social enterprises and how modern marketing techniques can help deliver goods and services more effectively to the world's poorest people.
African Aid and Economic Development: The Role of the Local Business Sector
Dean Glenn Hubbard and a panel of experts discuss African aid and economic development, as well as Hubbard's new book, The Aid Trap, which calls for a Marshall-plan like program to spur growth on the continent.
Bringing Movies to the Masses: The CinePop Model
At the 2009 Social Enterprise Conference, social entrepreneur Ariel Zylbersztejn shares how he turned his love of movies into a for-profit social enterprise that brings movies--along with a host of social services--to suburban Mexico.
Development in the Philippines
International development leaders from the Ayala Foundation and PinoyME discuss their initiatives in the Philippines with the CBS International Development Club.