whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Islam, Shari'ah Law, and Cultural Capitalism
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ean investments. Muslim communities are no different from any other conservative grouping:  hardworking, disciplined and responsible.  They now have an attractive and successful alternative ...

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

...ch of confused motivations and it will head in the wrong direction: doomed from the start. Development, as a discipline, is a relatively young phenomenon – the idea that we (as benevolent outsi...

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

... these best practices, amongst others, which any ratings system should encourage. Financial controls engender discipline and awareness and client feedback encourages a level of service delivery that c...

4. 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