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...economics concentration is already the largest on campus with over 600 undergraduates. Not only that, but the social studies, environmental science and public policy, and government concentrations count it for concentration credit, which increases the number of economics students by a large margin. This fall, for example, 945 students are taking Ec 10. The bottom line: There is simply no danger of economics being understudied...
With typical bank loans not a viable option, Yunus redefined the terms of financing for these women, substituting honor and reputation for credit and collateral. He gave out small loans—just the equivalent of $10 to start—and soon found that the women were not very different from the best customers of the biggest banks in the largest cities in the world. Their greatest assets were their reputation; they valued their pride; they sought opportunity. He grouped his clients into teams and held them commonly responsible for their collective debt each week. Freed from the predatory...
Indeed, the strategy of mutual success for lender and borrower transcends many limitations of conventional philanthropy. A gift may be of great aid to the recipient at the time it is given, but it does not build credit, savings, or consistent income. The next expense—for a funeral, or for food during a bad winter—may leave her family in a worse position than before. Micro-loans have demonstrated that helping people achieve long-term stability requires not just assets, but a change in ways of thinking...
...enough credit for that? I don't know. I suppose any public figure will tell you we never get the good credit we deserve and probably don't get all the criticism we deserve either. It balances...
...Brown, 35, lives near Philadelphia. Two years ago, she was in a serious slump. She had just gotten divorced, her parents had recently died, and she was supporting her 14-year-old daughter alone. There was also this credit card bill. It wasn't much, maybe a few hundred bucks, but it fell into the non-priority pile and was soon forgotten. Not the smartest move on Brown's part, but you can imagine how it would happen...