whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Higher food prices are good for the poor
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rtages largely as a result of price-fixing and import tariffs; the very topics that politicians at the WTO failed to reach agreement on. The FAO's list of the countries most at risk of a food crisis...

2. Trade Liberalisation isn't only between Rich and Poor
(Analysis/Analysis)

...t the same rules govern everyone equally. Well, there is. It's called the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In the aftermath of the September 11th terrorist outrage and the collapse of the dotcom b...

3. The end of wild seafood and the myth of "free"
(Analysis/Analysis)

There are very few things in life that are free: air, water, seafood … not free in the sense that you don’t pay for them (water out the tap, fresh fish in the markets) but the product its