whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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

...ack relevant entries. At this point, as the service is free, Wikipedia relies exclusively on the donations of benevolent citizens to finance its operations.  Last year they spent $ 1 million.&nbs...

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

... from the start. Development, as a discipline, is a relatively young phenomenon – the idea that we (as benevolent outsiders) should intervene in the lives of a functionally distinct group of pe...

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

Development, as a discipline, is a relatively young phenomenon; the idea that we, as benevolent outsiders, should intervene in the lives of a functionally distinct group of people to assist them in re

4. The Feedback Loop
(Analysis/Analysis)

...t it is supposed to be doing and when it is necessary to replace itself. Development, being largely a form of benevolent dictatorship, has little feedback. There are no consumers to buy products and l...