In a public-goods experiment, each member of a group of subjects is given a financial stake and asked to use this money to contribute to a common pool.
Both the foundation's and Wipro's philanthropic efforts share a common philosophy: They seek to offer the recipients of aid an ownership stake by often requiring them to pick up some of the tab.
Just a few months removed from rumors that Vodafone would offload its stake in Verizon Wireless altogether, the two networks have announced that they'll share a common selection for their fourth-generation data networks: Long-Term Evolution.