David roodman does his due diligence, and gets it mostly. It makes small loans known as microcredit or grameencredit to the impoverished without requiring collateral. His widely praised book due diligence confronts questions about the impacts of microfinance and how it should be supported. Mixedprocess models with cmp, dc09 stata conference 11, stata users group. I am delighted that you have found the time to explore the vast mansion of microfinance history in way that respects the efforts of our ancestors, and acknowledges that our worst enemy is ourselves our own ideological fixations carried forward in spite of unambiguous lessons tucked away in dark rooms we have not entered, but easily could. David roodmans microfinance open book governance across. Now i work for the open philanthropy project, which provides general. I am taking a page from my colleague at my day job, david roodman, who wrote an open book on microfinance through blogging.
David roodman announced his departure from the center for global development to the gates foundation. David roodmans conversation with jonathan morduch is coming up tomorrow. Dec 19, 2011 this is the book to read about microfinance, specifically microcredit. Compartamos, interest rates, tom heinemann does compartamos charge 195% interest. So, a lot of our interest at open phil is in existential risks, and there are many of them, as im sure many the listeners already know. He is currently writing a book on microfinance through an open book blog, sharing questions, discoveries and chapter drafts. David roodman is a senior fellow at the center for global development, currently focusing on microfinance. Aug 20, 2015 david roodmans conversation with jonathan morduch is coming up tomorrow. Due diligence is a new book on microfinance by david roodman. Others more expert than i have weighed in on the debate of the true impact of microfinance on the poor which i believe is a healthy one. One of his posts on an ngo working on microfinance even today gets about hits a month. David roodmans microfinance open book blog this blog was an important part of the creation of roodmans new book due diligence which looks incredibly.
To compare compartamos to its mexican peers on price, read this next. For example, at the recent evidence summit on broad based growth held on december 9 10, 2010. Center for global development senior fellow david roodman talks about his latest book due diligence, an impertinent inquiry into microfinance. Readers of david roodmans microfinance open book blog will immediately recognize his thorough, straightforward, and trenchant analysis of whether microfinance is the boon many think it is. Also, download the detailed debate notes, which include a list of resources mentioned during the debate or are relevant to the topics discussed. Grameen bank originated in 1976, in the work of professor muhammad yunus at university. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect official positions of the federal reserve system.
David roodman, senior fellow at the center for global development, will deliver the keynote address on saturday evening. Kiva is the pathbreaking, fastgrowing persontoperson microlending site. Roodman has made a name for himself as a prolific and insightful blogger with the open book blog he kept while writing the book he recently published. Roodmans work in general weve previously interviewed him for our blog, discussed his research and quoted him for a testimonial, so we were eager to read this book. David roodman concurs, writing in his blog of march 31, 2011 that pitts response has exposed an important mistake in our work. The book is exactly what i want in that one, definitive book about a subject. Garson david roodman, md, phd, a hematology oncology specialist hematologist blood indianapolis in. Sep 09, 2014 david roodmans conversation with jonathan morduch is coming up tomorrow.
Exploring the financial inclusion blog community center for. David roodman is a senior fellow at the center for global development currently focusing on microfinance. David roodman is a senior adviser for the open philanthropy project with two videos in the cspan video library. His claim of a very high ranking among the worlds economists is a prominent feature of his biographies. An impertinent inquiry into microfinance by david roodman the idea that small loans can help poor families build businesses and exit poverty has blossomed into a global movement. Consider what microfinance looked like back in 2009, when david started his open book blog.
Reflections on the kiva story center for global development. The series series recommends series at related blogs. One of the things that make blogs particularly interesting are series. David roodmans microfinance open book blog feed a dramatic but slightly overdrawn view of two decades of evaluation efforts can be stated as a set of laws, each summarizing some strong tendency that can be discerned in that body of materials. Below is a key section i scanned from the books yellowed pages. By doing so, david also stepped down from his role as the blogger of record for the sector. It then sprinkles in a few anecdotal comments about greedy forprofits that have overreached and exploited the very people microfinance is supposed to help. I am delighted that you have found the time to explore the vast mansion of microfinance history in way that respects the efforts of our ancestors, and acknowledges that our worst enemy is ourselves our own. David was a guest before on development drums back in 2008, when we were talking.
Feb 16, 2012 david roodman, senior fellow at the center for global development, the countrys leading think tank on overseas aid and international development, has written due diligence. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover davids. You probably dont have time to buy and read the whole book in the next 36 hours. See david roodmans postdebate post on his blog microfinance open book blog and milford batemans response. It is, quite simply, the best book i have ever read about microfinance among the many i. Highlights of david roodmans microfinance open book blog.
I trace this number in part to an obscure book of scientific scholarship written in. Oct 02, 2009 david roodman is a research fellow at the center for global development and author of david roodmans microfinance open book blog, where he his sharing his notes on and content of a book on microfinance. Roodmans powerpoint slides used in this and presumably other presentations can be. Commitment to development index 2010, working papers id. This summer marked an important milestone in microfinance. We actually spent few words on the blog controversy.
Whats actually more interesting than ramans article is roodman and morduchs take on the impact of microfinance. Microfinance open book blog, tweets, roodmans 2011 book du e dilig ence. At the event cgd senior fellow david roodman will discuss how he used online communications, including social media and creating an open book blog, to build momentum for his upcoming book about microfinance, due diligence to be released this spring. Critical look at challenges and successes en route to further. As we launch the new emfp blog, we look back and celebrate the most influential microfinance blog. David roodman is a senior fellow at the center for global development focusing on microfinance, debt relief, and aid effectiveness. Econacademics blog aggregator for economics research. Check out david roodmans microfinance open book blog. View david roodmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. It makes small loans known as microcredit or grameencredit to the impoverished without requiring collateral grameen bank originated in 1976, in the work of professor muhammad yunus at university of chittagong, who launched a research project to. Due diligence, written entirely in public with input from readers, probes the truth about microfinance to guide governments, foundations, investors, and private citizens who support financial services for poor people. And because everyone was wonderfully friendly and open and we set no ground rules. He claims to be annoyed by batemans sloppy thinking and levies three main critiques agains the book. The full report is available in pdf, kindle, and epub formats.
David discusses the evidence surrounding the effects of microfinance on the lives of the worlds poor and its implications on aid donors, within the context of his books key findings. An impertinent inquiry into microfinance, an e xtensive worldwide book tour, a t conferences of. Beef with bateman, or, why cant the microfinance community. I did a little bit more digging around and came upon roodmans response to critics of his research in his open book blog. Roodman is a fantastic journalist and a delightful writer. But since february 2009, when david roodman who is a senior fellow at the center for global development cgdev and also the father of the fascinating committment to development index, cdi began sharing the progress he was making on his new book, his blog has become one of the most prolific and insightful blogs about microfinance. If the us put fewer people in prison, would crime go up. I just added links to both the microfinance open book blog by david roodman and the innovations for poverty action blog look to the right for my list of suggested blogs. Now, ive got a bit more time i am totally finished with school and i have a real job now, and so, it is with this live blog that i hope to eventually turn my writings, both past and new, into an open book on tzu chi.
David roodmans microfinance open book blog center for global. For one, questioning the impact of microfinance on clients. This is the book to read about microfinance, specifically microcredit. On cgds main blog, julia clark and i just posted a ranking of noted american think tanks based on their ability to generate public profile. I know most about economic development in poorer countries. David roodmans microfinance open book blog showcased the ability of the internet to host an informative debate on whether microfinance is an example of schumpeterian successaid building a thriving, disruptive industry that enriches the institutional fabric of nationsor a schumpeterian dead endan unfortunate workaround for the failures of mainstream financial. David roodman is a research fellow at the center for global development and author of david roodmans microfinance open book blog, where he his sharing his notes on and content of a book on microfinance we have consistently found his discussions to be evenhanded, thorough, and clear, especially in terms of what should and shouldnt be considered evidence of impact.
Jan 31, 2012 see david roodmans postdebate post on his blog microfinance open book blog and milford batemans response. Critical look at challenges and successes en route to. He wrote the book through a pathbreaking microfinance open book blog, where he shared questions, discoveries, and draft chapters. David roodman is a research fellow at the center for global development and author of david roodmans microfinance open book blog, where he his sharing david roodman is a research fellow at the center for global development and author of david roodmans microfinance open book blog, where he his. This discussion will be geared toward a communications practitioner audience that is. Kiva ceo and cofounder matt flannery responds to roodmans recent critique of the. Death of a microfinance institution david roodmans. June 29, 2015 my longpromised report for the open philanthropy project on geomagnetic storms is posted. He wrote due diligence through a pathbreaking open. He is writing a book on the subject through an open book blog, through which he shares questions, discoveries, and chapter drafts. Below is a key section i scanned from the book s yellowed pages. Student conference to explore human development and the. Readers of david roodman s openbook blog will immediately recognize his thorough, straightforward, and trenchant analysis.
With rigorous economic research and practical policy solutions, we focus on the issues and institutions that are critical to global development. Bateman first brought a critique of microfinance into the mainstream with his 2010 book, which roodman heavily criticised. If you want to learn more about microfinance, look no further than this socalled open book blog by center for global development senior fellow david roodman. Follow an interesting discussion on microfinance and kivas role on david roodmans microfinance open book blog. With his fixes, we now match their key results extremely well. Review of due diligence, by david roodman the givewell blog.
After releasing and blogging a paper in december about the givewell. If i may entice you, here are some of the topics for forthcoming posts. Tax policies to promote private charitable giving in dac countries, working papers 82, center for global development. David roodman, senior fellow at the center for global development, the countrys leading think tank on overseas aid and international development, has written due diligence. Kiva posts pictures and stories of people needing loans. This time, phil takes up the initiative and introduces a series he has particularly enjoyed. Today, we are talking about microfinance, and my guest today is david roodman, a colleague here at cgd and the author of a new and important book, due diligence, an impertinent inquiry into microfinance. A few years ago actually, when i was working as a consultant, before i became an employee, i was asked to dig into this one question of geomagnetic storms. You are currently browsing the tag archive for the david roodman tag. Jan 31, 2011 david roodman, senior fellow at the center for global development, will deliver the keynote address on saturday evening. The concept has captured the public imagination, drawn in billions of dollars, reached millions of customers, and garnered a nobel prize.
Dec 27, 2011 readers of david roodman s microfinance open book blog will immediately recognize his thorough, straightforward, and trenchant analysis of whether microfinance is the boon many think it is. David roodmans microfinance open book blog center for. Follow an interesting discussion on microfinance and kivas role on david roodman s microfinance open book blog. So, heres a quick cheat sheet of some highlights from davids blog over the past few years. Customer protection blog financial access initiative. Senior fellow, center for global development david roodman is a senior fellow at the center for global development, currently focusing on microfinance.
May 27, 2010 david roodmans microfinance open book blog showcased the ability of the internet to host an informative debate on whether microfinance is an example of schumpeterian successaid building a thriving, disruptive industry that enriches the institutional fabric of nationsor a schumpeterian dead endan unfortunate workaround for the failures of mainstream financial systems to serve the. They have widely disseminated their contrary results via roodmans microfinance open book blog and other means1. Kiva is not quite what it seems center for global development. Ive written about microfinance, third world debt, environmental taxes, the impact of foreign aid, quantifying trade barriers, the importance of policies other than foreign aid for development, and more. Center for global development, david roodmans microfinance open book blog, april 29, 2011.
So, heres a quick cheat sheet of some highlights from david s blog ov. An impertinent inquiry into microfinance, a remarkable book about microfinance. David roodman s conversation with jonathan morduch is coming up tomorrow. Readers of david roodmans microfinance open book blog will immediately recognize his thorough, straightforward, and trenchant analysis. Kiva ceo and cofounder matt flannery responds to roodman s recent critique of the. His book roodman 2011 bio says that in 2011, roodman ranked in the top 10 in. Roodman has been architect and manager of the commitment to development index since the projects inception. David roodman senior advisor open philanthropy project. I have told how a question last fall from filmmaker tom heinemann prompted me to measure the grameen banks interest rate as sharply as i could. Its a long response, and a lot of it is econometric gobbledygook, but his final conclusion is much.
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