The barefoot bank with cheek: the Grameen Bank, in Bangladesh, which makes small loans to some of the poorest people on earth, has become a model for economic developers all over the world
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The Grameen Bank makes small loans to poor Bangladeshi women who want to start very small business enterprises. It has a better record in improving the economic health of its clientele that other development projects. Working Capital is one US company that funds micro-enterprises.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
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Seeds of doubt: a successful donor-insemination service catering to heterosexual single women and lesbians raises some difficult questions
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The Sperm Bank of California was the first in the US to deal directly with would-be mothers rather than with physicians. Some sperm donors agree to releasing their identities to the children when they turn 18. The pros and cons of this controversial approach are discussed.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
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Bow ties: some rules of thumb for the neck
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A man who owns 147 bow ties describes how he came to appreciate their style and how they have influenced his social life. He has learned to wear them only occasionally and never for an interview or a business presentation.
Publication Name: The Atlantic Monthly
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1072-7825
Year: 1995
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