NextBillion.net , launched in May 2005, is the flagship website of the Development Through Enterprise (DTE) program. DTE, a part of the World Resources Institute, works alongside the New Ventures project to fulfill the Institute's objective of fostering "E

Describes the background behind Yunus' winning of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his contribution to the development of microcredit and how it is used.

A Malaysian perspective on politics, society, and economics.

Journal of Small Business Management 44(2): 221-244. The primary purpose of the Journal of Small Business Management (JSBM) is to publish scholarly research articles in the fields of small business management and entrepreneurship. As the official journal o

The Center for Economic Self-Reliance at the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University announces the launch of a new, practitioner-oriented publication, ESR Review. The new publication converges on the Center's overall mission to "bring pra

An article about the scope of microcredit as a solution to poverty in the developing world.

An article on microfinance as a means to alleviate poverty.

... In Bangladesh today, Grameen has 1,084 branches, with 12,500 staff serving 2.1 million borrowers in 37,000 villages. On any working day Grameen

Winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize This autobiography of the world-renowned, visionary economist who came up with a simple but revolutionary solution to end world poverty--micro-credit--has become the classic text for a growing movement Muhammad Yunus is

Descreve a sitação de micro-finanças e os principais agentes no Brasil. Embora grande o tamanho do mercado para micro-finanças, o artigo explora as razões para lento crescimento comparado com outros países na América Latina. Material preparado por Lara Gol