Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development
Archive for June, 2007
The Business of Poverty: How Low-Income Credit is Dangerous
BusinessWeek recently ran a cover story on The Poverty Business: Inside U.S. companies audacious drive to extract more profit from the nation’s working poor. This is not a publication that has said much against microfinance, yet if a case had to be made against our unbridled enthusiasm for it, the lead story would serve very [...]
Big Pharma Attacks Michael Moore
BusinessWeek has an article on Michael Moore’s latest documentary - Sicko. It would appear that everyone from insurance to big pharma is out to get him.
Still, there is mounting concern among the health-care crew. The pharmaceutical industry received reports from Cannes, according to Ken Johnson, senior vice-president of the Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America [...]
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