David Roodman's Microfinance Open Book Blog

Foreign Policy just published a piece I wrote in their Think Again format. The format is inherently contrarian, which makes it more fun, but my views on microfinance are not purely contrarian. See what you think of how I tried to strike a balance.

First the microcredit women were happy. Then they were sad. Now they are happy again. Here's the trailer for a new documentary called Bonsai People, by Holly Mosher:

[Update: Felix Salmon responded to this post.]

Felix Salmon posted, and I assume produced, a great little video debate between himself and Matthew Bishop of philanthrocapitalism and Economist fame. As an aside, I really like this content form; haven't seen anything quite like it before. You can watch it on Felix Salmon's blog or below.

BBC journalist Madeleine Morris, with producer Leo Hornak, has filed two versions of her report on the Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis, one audio and one video (below). I think the audio one is particularly good, being twice as long. Both give a good sense of the complexities of the situation, showing the good and the bad. I am not in either.