<In recent years there has been an upturn in corporations taking responsibility for development challenges>
Apropos the "useful weblinks" referred to in the post, here is one which may also be of interest (though I myself have not checked it out personally): http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2005/May/1148565.htm <New WRI Blog Launches with Sights on ''Next Billion'' Consumers, Dollars WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)-- May 26, 2005 -- A new hyper-interactive blog launches today as the world's premiere online water cooler and conference room for business development aimed towards eradicating poverty. The "NextBillion.net - Development through Enterprise" blog, created by the World Resources Institute (WRI), is located at http://www.nextbillion.net.>
