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As world leaders gather in New York to review progress on meeting goals to halve extreme poverty by 2015, the FT looks at the arguments in favour of a commercial approach to development issues. - -
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Big business starts to scratch the surface
Alison Maitland reports on the role of private enterprise in reducing poverty and creating jobs in the developing world.
The millennium promise: In search of coherence
Mark Turner reports on efforts to provide a framework to a bewildering array of projects.
Business models: Charity aids commercial propositions
Sarah Murray looks at alternative strategies aimed at the reduction of poverty.
Supply chains: Driven by a shift in customer expectations
Attitudes have hardened and shoppers say trade offers the best way to fulfil Africa’s potential.
Healthcare: Mosquito net science keeps killer at bay
Andrew Jack reports on a Sumitomo Chemical project aimed at preventing malaria.
Partnership support: The benefits of having a good laugh
Jokes break down barriers between private and non-profit worlds.
UN partnerships: Mistrust of corporate world wearing off
Sarah Murray considers a report that takes a long hard look at relationships and finds that the picture remains mixed.
Microfinance: Commercial banks take a fresh look
One big reason for the conversion of sceptics is the advance of technology that obviates the need for branch networks and the advent of cheap point-of-sale machines.
ABB and the WWF: A spark for improved livelihoods
At 7pm sharp, a tiny Tanzanian village sprang into life as shops, a school, houses and restaurants simultaneously lit up amid the murkiness of an African evening.
Role of government: The quest for the best mix
Prescriptions for the future are unlikely to be as simple as ‘more or less’.
