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A recent book by David Roodman, Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance discusses this question. Roodman shared the book in pieces on his blog as he wrote it (http://blogs.cgdev.org/open_book/) which took more than three years.  The book shares discoveries on conducted randomized controlled trials (RCT) since 2009 to mystify the hype around microfinancing helping people out of poverty. The findings are not saying so. [more]


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What does the Internet, cloud computing, fractional employment, and NGOs have in common?

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Excel can be a powerful tool for data analysis. This super power is unlocked by following a simple set of rules -- rules that will yield well formed data


Excel works best when it has well formed data. Well formed data is constructed in a way expected by Excel and its tools.

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Effectively using any database in any organization is a long story

There are many steps an organization must follow just to prepare to use a database. I believe the easiest step in the entire process is installing the database, and in many ways it is one of the reatively least important steps.
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A jointly produced report by UNEP and UN-HABITAT in collaboration with the Africa Ministers’ Council on Water (AMCOW) warns that the rapid urbanisation and the impact of the climate change may challenge African cities for access to clean water.

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