whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1.
(Comments)

...see greater value in remaining outside the formal sector then it is up to the formal sector to increase its benefits ... to attract, not force. And that is why I declare that the informal market of...

2.
(Comments)

...r understanding the true desires of the people living within that state.\" I think there are significant benefits for moving towards greater formality - formal firms are more productive than inform...

3. Taxing the poor so that the rich can buy expensive cars
(Analysis/Analysis)

...dings are revealing: “Further reductions in assistance to the automotive industry would generate net benefits for the Australian community through improved usage of resources ... the current pl...

4. The joy of a good biotech lunch
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ces 87% higher yields than more ‘organic’ varieties. Profits are up, efficiency is up and the benefits are to Indian farmers, hardly major corporate players. Yet, even if the beneficia...

5. Possession of state assets has become an end in itself
(Analysis/Analysis)

...in-win situation. The initial investment doesn't cost the state a cent and they only start paying when benefits are being accrued. Major power stations, roads, or hospitals take years to build ...

6. The Remarkable Power of Remarkable People
(Analysis/Analysis)

...a monthly subscription to the local police. The reason for this is one of “fairness”; everyone benefits from these services, but not everyone can afford to pay for them. So governments h...

7. Taxing the Future, Confusing the Present
(Analysis/Analysis)

...quot;Never have so many owed so much to so few." The majority of South Africans don't pay for the benefits they receive and enjoy voting for politicians who are willing to grant them more. ...

8. The hazard of market dominance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...y long. All parties to the conspiracy know they're doing wrong and fear reprisals. There are a lot of benefits to betraying the others first and cutting a deal with the law. That said, there ar...

9. Ending poverty means abandoning charity and accepting reality
(Analysis/Analysis)

... of their property rights. When individuals believe that the cost of supporting the state is less than the benefits they derive from that state then a central government is stable. When the state st...

10. Atlas Shrugged at 50
(Analysis/Analysis)

...e most able Zimbabweans, 3.5 million of them, have emigrated to the UK and South Africa. The idea that the benefits experienced by the most able are "unfair" is delusional when compared to ...

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

... He agreed to leave after extracting an undertaking from his superiors that he would be paid his salary and benefits until the date he would otherwise have retired. But Tshishonga was not content wit...

12. Science gone wrong: when self-delusion leads to death
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ilment of hating The question is how has it come to this point? Why do so many people prefer the doubtful benefits of quackery, and rubbish the efforts of mainstream corporations? Why do people exp...

13. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised
(Analysis/Analysis)

...fied new iterations are developed that improve the product. Only if the negative side-effects outweigh the benefits, and there is no prospect of correcting the problem, is a line of inquiry abandoned...

14. The efficiency of markets and how protectionism leaves the poor behind
(Analysis/Analysis)

... rich too. The petty and self-serving response is to demand that poor nations offer their workers the same benefits and opportunities that the rich themselves get. Combined with poor efficiency it w...

15. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...uivalent of moving the furniture around. Do you believe in minimum wage? How minimum? What about minimum benefits? Minimum standards of employment? In and of themselves do any of these laws act t...

16. Sarkozy's French Election: when elephants fight only the grass gets trampled
(Analysis/Analysis)

...f state intervention and state spending. Now, here’s the thing.  When a country promises massive benefits to its citizens, or to its major corporations, that raises the prices of the goods ...

17. Aggregation and collaboration: a guide to making money and doing good in poor nations
(Analysis/Analysis)

...n’t be able to transfer these learnings into profitable ventures in India and China. And all of this benefits the poorest by providing them with top quality services at prices they can afford, ...

18. Mama Jackie - the "Angel of Soweto" - assaults a journalist
(Analysis/Analysis)

...terests of donors and recipients.   Even where outright illegality is not taking place, every charity benefits when donors know that impartial scrutiny is taking place and ensuring a continuing ...

19. A story of an African Orphan
(Analysis/Analysis)

...e 'removed from the community'. At the same time this might be a more effective way because it also benefits the foster mothers as well. Nonetheless there may be some resentment in the commu...

20. The Martians Really Care: four points to govern development
(Analysis/Ideas and Challenges)

...om us Earthlings:  “They have terrible working conditions; they work for slave wages for minimal benefits.  We must insist that they adopt our work practices, plus, we think that an ex...

21. School vouchers offer the poorest an opportunity to learn at better schools
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rely abandoned government schools and have sent their offspring private? If the politicians exclaiming the benefits of state-provided education refuse to send their kids to government schools, why sh...

22. Senescence, the death of development
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ucture is nowhere good enough. They have terrible working conditions; they work for slave wages for minimal benefits. We must insist that they adopt our work practices, plus, we think that an excise t...