whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Electricity Redux - Electricity Quotas Will Work About As Well As Race Quotas
(Analysis/Analysis)

In 1998 the US state of California partially deregulated electricity production and sales. The "partially" bit is where things came ungummed. The private companies that purchased the righ

2. People, Planet and Profits: the complexities of corporate governance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...kers be represented on boards in some way? "No," says Janice Hester-Amey, portfolio manager at the California State Teachers' Retirement System in the US. It's a surprising respons...

3. Dave Bullard and Graham Knox: "We can't walk on water so why not try wine?"
(Analysis/Analysis)

...wine. The French aren't overly worried about South African wine but they're certainly nervous of the Californians, Chileans and Australians. One panellist declared, "We can't walk o...

4. Ithala and The Corruption Of Development
(Analysis/Analysis)

... proved: no amount of available capital in South Africa was able to stimulate the same epic development as in California.  Not without a similar level of enthusiasm and risk-taking from local ent...