Politics of Poverty
Can expanding access to electricity increase income in the poorest parts of the world?
Evidence suggests families may need more than light to transform darkness into economic opportunity.
Politics of Poverty
What did we learn from Katrina?
It’s hard not to see Harvey, which hit land as a Category 4 Hurricane and then became a prolonged, enormous rainstorm, as a disaster that parallels to Hurricane Katrina, which struck nearly exactly this date in 2005. Minor Sinclair was on the ground in 2005, and offers insights on the challenges facing Houston.
Politics of Poverty
Is insurance a climate cure-all? It's complicated.
Four key policy considerations for employing climate-risk insurance in a way that values poor households as active participants.