Monthly Archives: October 2010

Transmedia Property Rights Advocacy!

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Ashoka is hosting a competition to inspire ideas around the problem of “dead capital” in the developing world. Dead capital is land inhabited by slum dwellers that has not been formalized through the legal title process (and worth  $9.3 trillion!). … Continue reading →

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Typography for Lawyers

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  I found this website after Swiss Miss blogged about it on her site. Once I actually read that the creator is a lawyer who formally studied typography + art at Harvard University, I was in love (please do not … Continue reading →

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Friend or Foe? Fiduciary Duties Meet Socially-Responsible Investments

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In a 1970 article for the New York Times, economist Milton Friedman reiterated the deeply entrenched view that “social responsibility” and acting in the best economic interests of the corporate entity were inherently incongruent: “If [corporate executives] are to impose … Continue reading →

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Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index

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I love infographics. They make legal and policy topics interesting and engaging. I also love Transparency International, founded by former World Bank Director Peter Eigen, who witnessed the detrimental impacts of corruption in the developing and developed world. View the … Continue reading →

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The Case for Crowdsourcing Innovation and Social Change

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The large, vertically integrated, hierarchical organization is one that has persisted throughout the latter half of the twentieth century.  In these organizations, employees generally get paid to do what they are expected to do, not to innovate or to find … Continue reading →

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The Crisis of Counterfeits and Transparency in Developing World Medicine

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Much emphasis in the policy sphere has been placed on the delivery of generic and cheap drugs to the developing world. Increasing the flow of drugs into poor countries is important, but it only addresses part of the problem of … Continue reading →

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