Expanding Economic Opportunity

The past fifty years have witnessed a "revolution" in global economic growth. Yet not everyone has participated in this revolution. More than 65% of the world's population, over four billion people, still lives on the equivalent of less than $4 per person per day. Even worse, the world's poor are severely constrained - and often completely lacking - in opportunity to do better for themselves. The business community has both the capabilities and the strategic, business reasons to play a major role in creating these opportunities. The CSR Initiative's Economic Opportunity Program explores this role.