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One vision for One Laptop per Child / OLPC - http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/One_Laptop_per_Child_-_XO_Laptop_-_$100_Laptop_-_MIT - was to make rugged computers available to the 2 billion poorest children in the world, which focus on literacy and computing access for the poor is a remarkable action to eliminate poverty. |
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Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project. |
Open Journal Systems. 2012. [http://pkp.sfu.ca/?q=ojs Open Journal Systems]. Public Knowledge Project. |
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(WUaS's wiki, information technologies and criteria for this - informed by the WUaS academic journal subject matter - are developing, since you can already publish your article at http://www.academia.edu). |
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Yunus, Muhammad. 1999. Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the battle against world poverty. New York, NY: Public Affairs' Books. |
Yunus, Muhammad. 1999. Banker to the Poor: Micro-lending and the battle against world poverty. New York, NY: Public Affairs' Books. |
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Goodman, Amy. 2012. [http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/workers_feel_the_pain_of_bain_20120829/ Workers Feel the Pain of Bain]. August 29. TruthDig. |
Goodman, Amy. 2012. [http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/workers_feel_the_pain_of_bain_20120829/ Workers Feel the Pain of Bain]. August 29. TruthDig. |
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Leonhardt, David. 2013. [http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/03/17/education/scholarly-poor-often-overlook-better-colleges.xml Better Colleges Failing to Lure Talented Poor]. March 17. New York, NY: The New York Times. |
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Mandell, Betty Reid. 2012. [http://newpol.org/node/601 Demonizing the Poor]. February 25. New York, NY: New Politics. |
Mandell, Betty Reid. 2012. [http://newpol.org/node/601 Demonizing the Poor]. February 25. New York, NY: New Politics. |
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Simanis, Erik. 2012. [http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/06/the_smart_way_to_make_profits.html The Smart Way to Make Profits While Serving the Poor]. June 20. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business Review. |
Simanis, Erik. 2012. [http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/06/the_smart_way_to_make_profits.html The Smart Way to Make Profits While Serving the Poor]. June 20. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Business Review. |
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Tough, Paul. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/magazine/obama-poverty.html What Does Obama Really Believe In?]. New York, NY: The New York Times. |
Tough, Paul. 2012. [http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/19/magazine/obama-poverty.html What Does Obama Really Believe In?]. August 19. New York, NY: The New York Times. |
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Yglesias, Matthew. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/11/15/368214/will-science-reframe-poverty/ Will Science Reframe Poverty?] November 15. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress. |
Yglesias, Matthew. 2011. [http://thinkprogress.org/yglesias/2011/11/15/368214/will-science-reframe-poverty/ Will Science Reframe Poverty?] November 15. Cambridge, MA: Think Progress. |
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United Nations: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Nations |
United Nations: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/United_Nations |
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(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish) |
(probably in United Nations' languages only - Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English, French, Russian, Spanish) |
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Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived). |
Facebook.com's World University and School - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=48753608141 (This group may be archived). |
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Good Reads - http://www.goodreads.com/ |
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Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/ |
Google + - worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com (Scott MacLeod) - https://plus.google.com/115890623333932577910/ |
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LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School |
LinkedIn's World University and School - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/World-University-School |
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Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities |
Hardware Resource Possibilities: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Hardware_Resource_Possibilities |
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World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation |
World University Foundation: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/World_University_Foundation |