by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Poor Economics – Rethinking Poverty and way to End it ” suggests small interventions rather than grand solutions to help the poor. Authors Banerjee and Duflo steer clear of tall claims about a yellow brick road out of poverty. Their implicit message...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 16, 2011 | Vincentian Family
“Where do you live?” has always been one of the first questions Vincentians ask when someone calls for help. This question is obviously a pragmatic one simply because without the address we would not know where to bring the voucher. Systemic Change does not change the...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 5, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family at the U.N.
June 3rd 2011 the United Nation’s raises issue of the Internet as a basic human right. This comes in the midst of political uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, where we saw governments block Internet access of their countries. According to the report...
by John Freund, CM | Jun 2, 2011 | Vincentian Family
Registration is now open for the DePaul University Midwest Vincentian Family Systemic Change Orientation SEPTEMBER 23 — 24, 2011 DePaul University • Loop Campus • Chicago, IL ! To all branches of the Vincentian family, faculty, staff, students, volunteers and...
by John Freund, CM | May 22, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The bottled water system! For an lively view of how the system works watch this YouTube video seen by over 1.5 Million people. So you think you are a savvy consumer… who pays thousands of times what a product is worth? “When you understand the system you...
