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Big Questions: Microlending

Examine microlending up close and in action, and see how its effects reach beyond business

01/24/2014 | Rating NR

WNIT Specials

Big Questions: Microlending

Special | 26m 51s

Examine microlending up close and in action, and see how its effects reach beyond business

We look at the strengths and weaknesses of microlending both as an idea and a tool for poverty alleviation, talking with experts in the field (including Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus), and showing how poverty alleviation efforts are being combined in Bangladesh to create a self-sustaining environment for a poor, rural community.

01/24/2014 | Rating NR

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WNIT Specials

Big Questions: Microlending

Special | 26m 51s

We look at the strengths and weaknesses of microlending both as an idea and a tool for poverty alleviation, talking with experts in the field (including Nobel peace prize winner Muhammad Yunus), and showing how poverty alleviation efforts are being combined in Bangladesh to create a self-sustaining environment for a poor, rural community.

01/24/2014 | Rating NR

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