Author: Lance McNeill

World Bank Report Misses Needed Substantive Analysis for Crowdfunding’s Potential in the Developing World

Post author By Lance McNeill
Post date December 9, 2013
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Recently (October, 2013), InfoDev, a program of the World Bank, commissioned a study on crowdfunding’s potential for the developing world. This is an important report because, to the best of my knowledge, it’s the first on crowdfunding as a tool for development commissioned by the World Bank or any entity of similar international authority. While this […]

Tags Crowdfunding, International Development, philanthropy, World Bank

Global Policy Studies & International Security

Democratizing Foreign Aid

Post author By Lance McNeill
Post date March 20, 2013
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In one of his first presidential directives, President Obama called for more transparency, participation, and collaboration between the government and its people. The state of our democracy is under question because of money in politics, political inequality, and opaque backroom deal making that creates conflicts of interest in public policy. Advancements in technology and […]

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Economics & Trade Policy

The Truth About Payday Lending

Post author By Lance McNeill
Post date October 2, 2012
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Next time you drive around town, count the number of payday lenders you see. Signs for title loans are likely to pop up every other block. If you have never used a payday loan before, then you might be as ignorant as I was about how they operate. The Pew Charitable Trusts recently released its report "Payday […]

Tags Economics and Trade Policy