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...Their legacy of craven politicking and brazen plundering buoyed the current army-backed regime into power. But few believe Moeen is truly democracy's savior when the military has so consistently impeded its growth in the past. "As Bangladeshis, it's like we're riding a tiger," says Gowher Rizvi, director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance at Harvard University...
CORRECTION: The last three paragraphs of this article include erroneous attributions to historian Sugata Bose. It was Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation Director Gowher Rizvi—not Bose—who said that Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf is trying to save his job and that Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry plays a crucial role in determining the future of Pakistan. Bose was not interviewed for this article. The Crimson regrets the error...
...military solutions instead of diplomacy. Musharraf’s waning public support has provided Bhutto with an opportunity to return to power. If Bhutto hopes to be reelected she will have to galzanize a deeply divided Pakistan that has come to question Bhutto’s intentions in returning. Gowher Rizvi, director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, said that in striking a deal with a dictator, Bhutto may be undermining her credibility. “There has been serious questions about her popularity,” said Rizvi, who is a lecturer in public policy...
...Gowher Rizvi, the director of the Institute of Government Innovation at the KSG, agreed that donations to Harvard help to promote the public good, in part by funding scholarships for needy students. At the same time, though, he called for greater transparency and accountability of tax-exempt dollars...
Whatever its limitations, supporters of the microcredit sector say its power to help individuals is real. "Women who come out of poverty spend extra income on health care, housing or sending their children to school," says Gowher Rizvi, a former Ford Foundation exec who gave Grameen its first grant. "That's worthwhile if it's even one family." Back in Ecuador, Penafiel was able to pay back his Kiva.org loan five months later, and had a little left over to cover his six kids' school fees. It isn't quite the American Dream, but it's a start...