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Poverty

Common Good #7 – Peter Greer

Tyler Castle | October 15, 2014 | Podcasts, Poverty

Common Good #7 – Peter Greer

On this episode of Common Good our guest is Peter Greer, president and CEO of HOPE International and coauthor of “Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing.” In our conversation we discuss the definition of poverty—and how the definition we use affects our...

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Tyler Castle is the director of AEI's Initiative on Faith & Public Life. He is a graduate of Westmont College and a former John Jay Institute Fellow.

Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing: The Role of Business in Overcoming Poverty

Meredith Schultz | October 7, 2014 | Events, Recent Events

Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing: The Role of Business in Overcoming Poverty

Tuesday, October 07, 2014 | 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. According to Peter Greer, coauthor of “Entrepreneurship for Human Flourishing,” business is central to poverty alleviation because it allows individuals to contribute to their own flourishing. During a...

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Meredith Schultz

Meredith previously served as the program manager for Values & Capitalism (2013–2016).

If iPhones Were Made in the U.S., You Couldn’t Afford One

Wesley Gant | October 3, 2014 | Economics

If iPhones Were Made in the U.S., You Couldn’t Afford One

Apple has endured constant criticism over the years for its dependence on Chinese workers to meet the global iPhone demand. Over at Marketplace.org, Stacey Vanek Smith asks an intriguing question: How much would an exclusively American iPhone cost? The creation of the...

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Wesley Gant is the Director of Strategic Communications at Polymath, a creative agency.

New Video: Revitalizing America’s Education System

Faith and Public Life | September 25, 2014 | Society

New Video: Revitalizing America’s Education System

While a quality education becomes more and more essential to reaching the middle class in America, our schools continue to underperform. But what needs to change? Do we simply need more money? Or more teachers? Or better accountability? In a new video (based on his...

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Sub-Saharan Africa: A Model of Free Market Growth?

Tyler O'Neil | September 24, 2014 | Economics

Sub-Saharan Africa: A Model of Free Market Growth?

When we think of Africa, we typically conjure images of poverty, starvation, civil war, and most recently, disease. Back in 2000, The Economist went so far as to call it “The Hopeless Continent.” But there is also good news about Africa—increasingly freer markets are...

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Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.