whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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

...thers, was arrested and executed. Most, including myself, had always believed he had been killed because of his confrontation with Abacha. The Nigerians considered this naïve. Hadn't Saro-...

2. May I have the bill, please? A lesson in wilful ignorance ...
(Analysis/Analysis)

... long as clients don’t make a fuss – they are able to ignore the problem.  People tend to avoid confrontation and business owners are happily capitalising on our fears. But businesse...

3. What do Richard Branson and Che Guevara have in common?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...mind that imperialism is a world system, the last stage of capitalism — and it must be defeated in a world confrontation. The strategic end of this struggle should be the destruction of imperial...