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Solar photovoltaic (PV) in the United States has been growing impressively, driven in part by steep cost reductions. From 2005 to 2015, the average installed cost for PV systems dropped…
Communities are at the forefront of the energy transition: citizens are increasingly asking their cities to develop and act on ambitious plans, and community leaders are seeing the social, political, and…
This compendium contains 20 case studies of public programmes in European countries that are successfully supporting business creation by people from disadvantaged and under-represented groups in entrepreneurship. The populations targeted…
Public governance can make a broad-based contribution to sound, sustainable and inclusive growth. Aligning public governance tools and processes with the broader objectives of policy making for inclusive growth can…
A road map to successful policies and programs that are creating access to solar technology and jobs nationwide. The Low-Income Solar Policy Guide was developed by nonprofits GRID Alternatives, Vote…
This collection of eleven cases of citizens organizing for change in Canada and the United States gives form and substance to the ideal of a new economy based on fairness…
This report introduces a new set of measures called Social Wealth Economic Indicators, or SWEIs. These measures inform us that care work, which is the work of caring for others,…
This book examines the concept of financial health and well-being from many perspectives, bringing together the voices of long-time champions of financial capability and newer voices hailing from a variety…
The rise of Bitcoin has been ambivalently received by many in international development circles. The cryptocurrency is based on collaborative open source principles and peer-to-peer networks that suggest a commitment…
“Challenging the Crisis” is a 3-year Development Education project led by IDEA, in Ireland, with partners in 5 other EU countries – Portugal, Italy, Slovenia, Spain and Greece. For IDEA,…
The New Deal for Communities (NDC) Programme is one of the most important neighbourhood renewal initiatives in England. The NDC Programme was launched in 1998 with the aim of reducing…
Social enterprises—mission-driven businesses that break down barriers to employment—represent a cost-effective investment for society. For every dollar social enterprises spend, they return $2.23 to society, including $1.31 to taxpayers from…
