For Neil Ghosh, director of the U.S. branch of SNV, a Netherlands-based aid organization, solutions to development problems around the world lie in a multifaceted approach that marries private sector ideas with public sector involvement.
In an article originally published in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, republished by Devex, Ghosh outlines SNV’s approach to development through its support of inclusive business models and impact investing. Devex sat down with Ghosh to learn more about SNV’s development models.
In your article, you talk about the concept of inclusive business as a strategy for bridging the divide between proponents of market-based solutions to poverty alleviation and proponents of institution reform-based solutions. Under which set of conditions does this model work?