The greening of garbage

Article Abstract:

Two ways to reduce the high amount of garbage are to charge consumers for every bag of garbage they dump, and to require industry to recycle its own packaging. Consumers, however, might resort to illegal disposal of waste, and recycling might be too expensive for industries.

Management, Economic aspects, Refuse and refuse disposal, Waste disposal, Waste minimization, Waste reduction

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A risk worth taking

Article Abstract:

Several banks and financial groups are discovering that the poor in the US and Third World countries are good credit risks for small loans with short repayment periods. The loan program of Grameen Bank of Bangladesh is described.

Innovations, Finance, Poor, Loans, Grameen Bank of Bangladesh

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More profitable to give than to receive?

Article Abstract:

Grants and loans made from rich to poor countries often work to the detriment of the citizens of the poor country due to incompetence, corruption and inappropriately selected projects.

International aspects, Developing countries, International relations, Industrialized countries, Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance

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