As the New York Times recently reported, the microfinance business is going through something of an identity crisis.1 Microloans—small amounts of money lent to the world’s poor, including on the Indian subcontinent—have traditionally been conceived of as instruments for social justice campaigns, allowing impoverished individuals to build businesses and bootstrap their way out of poverty. […]
Author Archives: Elias Leake Quinn
Elias Leake Quinn has worked as senior policy analyst for the Center for Energy and Environmental Security and as a clerk for a justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. He has published and presented in the United States and abroad on issues concerning climate change and corporate governance, the effects of international trade law on carbon-trading regimes, and the privacy implications surrounding smart-grid development.