Microcredit on Trial: The Sacking of Muhammad Yunus
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus lost his appeal to continue as chief of the pioneering microcredit institution he founded.
Poverty Capitalism: Interview with Ananya Roy
Ananya Roy talks about the promise and perils of microfinance.
Tahrir Square a Product, in Part, of the Perversion of Microcredit
Microcredit begets loan sharking which begat Tahrir Square.
Interview with the Islamic Human Rights Commission
In our special focus on Islamophobia, FPIF talks to Massoud Shadjareh and Arzu Merali of the IHRC about anti-Islamic sentiment in the United Kingdom.
Criminally High Interest Rates Foul the Wellsprings of Microcredit in India
It wasn’t long before microlending was corrupted by usury.
Debate on Microcredit
Sam Daley-Harris argues for improving microfinance so that it lives up to its potential. Robert Pollin counters that microfinance must be embedded in a larger development program.
Microcredit: False Hopes and Real Possibilities
Is microcredit the solution to global poverty? Yes and no….
Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk
FPIF’s new department War and Peace looks at the big picture of how to build a more secure world. In the debut article, Poll: Fewer Guns, More Talk, department editor Miriam Pemberton reports that the votes are already in and the winner is a new foreign policy.