whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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... the way a country treats foreigners is a good indication of the way it treats its own people. And I do believe one can label an entire country as being without ambition. After all, make things to...

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...ag around the way many people (like Naomi Klein) do. The issues are not racial at all, but people like to believe they are. They\'re not even about rich and poor. And it\'s not about equality. It...

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...arting, any help is appreciated. By making this valuable information available online for free, I truly believe we are helping to make the world a better place. And you could do your bit for the w...

4.
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...rprise revolve around the often corrupt and failed governments is a real Achilles heal. However, I do believe that the usage of the device, in the hands of young or old, can have a significant im...

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...ommuting to work with drives recklessly as long as they make it through rush-hour & clock in on time. I believe a bottom-up approach will be more (cost)effective. Get them while they\'re young....

6. Overcoming the Conservation of Energy
(Analysis/Analysis)

...They are the inevitable consequence of being unable to operate without electricity. Employees may like to believe that their bosses can let them work reduced hours or send them home while keeping the...

7. Of Chiefs and Presidents
(Analysis/Analysis)

...its. Even if Bongo were to resign there would not be much reprieve for the people of Gabon as it is widely believed that his son, Minister of Interior and Defence Ali Ben Bongo, will succeed him. In 2...

8. Zimbabwe's winds of change are blowing once more
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"They were working with us and we believed they were comrades and were standing by their leader. We did not know that they were standing with him during the day and at night they were working wit

9. Simba the Saviour?
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...himself. This however did not materialize as he faced sharp criticism from the “old guard” who believed they deserved a shot at the throne before they moved into retirement homes. Makoni h...

10. Killing the Golden Goose, a lesson in Economic Freedom
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...t Mugabe's thuggish regime claim ownership of Olivine, a large cooking-oil producer. Many governments believe that businesses – the gold – can be separated from those that produce it....

11. Ending poverty means abandoning charity and accepting reality
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...and businesses require contract protection and the enforcement of their property rights. When individuals believe that the cost of supporting the state is less than the benefits they derive from that...

12. Scrogues Converse: Open-space, Identity and the Missing Web
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...ssed society by all the miscreants who claim that this is precisely what they don't want. I don't believe them. Digg and Reddit are now owned by the same company yet, to read the missives bet...

13. Atlas Shrugged at 50
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ices since now people take their investments on faith rather than actually studying the balance-sheet. You believe that it is a good deal and then are surprised when it falls to pieces. Consider the u...

14. Department of inJustice: the corruption of high office
(Analysis/Analysis)

... of the disclosure suffices. The court found that all whistleblowers need prove is that they subjectively believed that the disclosure concerned an impropriety listed in the Act, and that the belief ...

15. The war of informal markets against central states; a bellwether of support
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...rious pressures that may build up to unhealthy levels. Ideological states that require of their people to believe in a cause have no room for dissent. From Iran to North Korea, the frustration that ...

16. Two Frontiers: wars of liberation and of determination
(Analysis/Analysis)

...though they express themselves as vitriolically and explosively. This correlation of outrage leads each to believe they have something in common. They don't. This past week saw the collection of...

17. The Golden Pen, Yahoo, and the worst country in the world to be a journalist
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ock. "While those who do business around the globe must often deal with non-democratic countries, we believe that new media companies that provide more and more of the means for global communica...

18. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
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... have donated anyway. The poor are always with us Now, before you judge me, let me ask you this: do you believe in charity, or in opportunity? Do you believe in helping people to remain where they...

19. Freedom of speech is fine, just don't try to use it, says Patricia de Lille
(Analysis/Analysis)

...s from her opus of quotes: On US mediation in the ongoing Palestinian Israeli conflict:  "The ID believes that the US is a threat to the independence of the judiciary and has a selective for...

20. Nigeria, or the idiots guide to stealing an election
(Analysis/Analysis)

...perations there. He, along with 12 others, was arrested and executed. Most, including myself, had always believed he had been killed because of his confrontation with Abacha. The Nigerians consider...

21. Have you paid your car guard today?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...n you speak on your cellphone while driving.  But you don’t seem to care.  Do you honestly believe that you will stop informal traders by legislating against them? We all seem to choos...

22. The Jimmy Wales interview: Wikipedia and Lessons in Globalisation
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ity and order in a community so diametrically opposed to the concept.  "Those with the hubris to believe there is nothing to learn from 400 years of corporate governance prowess are doomed t...

23. Lawrence Lessig, take note: Digital freedom still needs digital responsibility
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... forward we must continue to redefine our values so that we don’t destroy every cultural icon people believe in.” These measured, and deeply insightful comments, encapsulate many of the fe...

24. Jacob's ANC Ladder: the power of the state, the power of the party
(Analysis/Analysis)

...South Africa is of a powerful president answerable to no-one; or a powerful ANC answerable to no-one. Zuma believes that the ANC should set the agenda for the state:  "That has been the main...

25. Unlearning helplessness: how donors reinforce poverty and dependency
(Analysis/Analysis)

...in in abusive relationships, children who are bullied at school, students who don't study because they believe they're going to fail anyway – it is a form of mental shackle that restrain...

26. Zimbabwe at the Security Council; South Africa's unequivocal support
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...up mired in the incontinence that is Iraq) it is essential that loud protest be heard from all responsible believers in freedom and representative democracies. ...

27. The redistribution of poverty
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ibution of wealth; that the people with money and assets should give some of these to the poor.  They believe that it is merely the absence of cash that makes poor people poor.  They are wro...

28. Coffee, the miracle of poverty, and other wonders
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Coffee has become a symbolic flashpoint for consumer and civil-society action.  Oxfam believes the price is too low and demands that consumers pay more through their Fair Trade scheme.  All

29. How do we prepare nonprofit organisations for the long term?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ly insatiable demand global inequality suggests. But we, as a global society, involve ourselves because we believe that a distant solution or parity exists. By encouraging best practices in NGOs we n...

30. Rating Copyright and Terms of Use
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...based on information obtained from issuers, other obligors, underwriters, and other sources which Whythawk believes to be reliable. Whythawk does not audit or verify the truth or accuracy of any such ...

31. The poor have never had it so good ... now what?
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...especially over the recent Acer Ferrari fiasco) let us hold development organisations to account. If they believe that they are doing a good job, let them explain and prove and win our support. ...

32. The carnage on South Africa's roads
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... US government claiming to be winning the war in Iraq.  One looks at the numbers and finds it hard to believe.  The DoT declares that it saves 270 lives per year (based on previous figures)....

33. The danger of wanting to believe in the power of good intentions
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... drive.  As Hugh Macleod says, in the inspirational gapingvoid.com, "The market for something to believe in is infinite." And nothing is more inspirational than the idea and belief that...

34. Terms of Use
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35. Privacy Policy
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Whythawk believes that electronic privacy is important for the ongoing success of the Internet as a service, commercial, and entertainment medium. On occasion, Whythawk will make available to potentia

36. Ratings Methodology
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...cating whether individual ratings should be reviewed. There is an appeal process if the rated organisation believes that certain quantitative or qualitative factors were not incorporated in the rating...

37. Terms of Use
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...based on information obtained from issuers, other obligors, underwriters, and other sources which Whythawk believes to be reliable. Whythawk does not audit or verify the truth or accuracy of any such ...

38. Privacy Policy
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39. Ratings Methodology
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...cating whether individual ratings should be reviewed. There is an appeal process if the rated organisation believes that certain quantitative or qualitative factors were not incorporated in the rating...

40. Tips
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Tips for Donors At Whythawk, we believe that it is essential to support well-managed charities and non-profits to ensure the continued development of those marginalised by state failure. To that end,