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How can China solve the growing income gap in their economy? According to 1998 fellow Vikram Akula and colleague Tahrun Khanna, bringing microfinance to China is the answer.

Vikram co-wrote "Microfinancing China," which was featured in the October 7th edition of the Wall Street Journal. Although China has the third-largest economy, the country also has the second-largest number of citizens living in poverty. Vikram and Tahrun explains "millions of poor people in China could benefit from the opportunities provided by a small but powerful loan."

Check out the full article in The Wall Street Journal.