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Despite years of thinking about the traditional model of economic growth, it wasn’t until I drove through rural Ghana that it truly hit me just how spectacularly it has failed to deliver on the promise of global prosperity.

In my last blog I challenged the widely held belief that infinite growth is both necessary and viable. That piece generated a flood of responses, from howls of protest at one extreme to speaking invitations at the other. And it was one of those invitations that led me to Ghana in the first place, to share my views on how Africa can play a part in tackling the world’s most complex challenges at a youth-led conference in Kumasi.

Many companies have struggled to achieve meaningful returns from BOP markets, but they shouldn't give up quite yet.

Despite its importance, agriculture is financially underserved and currently not prioritized in many emerging economies.

Despite the hope microfinance has not made poverty history - once again we are in need of new inclusive business models.

New microfinance rules in India have reopened a range of basic questions about microfinance wherever it is practiced.

Reflecting on yesterday's CSV Forum 2010 in London, I confess that my expectations going into the event were low.