[johndoe77]

I would say yes. The 2006 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Muhammad Yunus of Bangladesh for helping millions.

http://www.rediff.com/news/2006/oct/13nobel.htm

Former President Bill Clinton just name dropped Yunus on The Daily Show this week. He mentioned that a microlending bank has up popped up in NYC.

[anamax]

The Nobel Peace Prize has been given in recognition of several dumb ideas.

[philwelch]

I think it's been awarded multiple times for "solving" the Israel/Arab conflict.

[tybris]

Thorough MIT study says no, yet price that is awarded to corrupt and sometimes criminal statesmen all the time says yes.

I guess that means yes.