whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1.
(Comments)

...\\" but who gets the taxes and how and what happens to the excess. Even sitting in the US I cannot get health insurance at any price, and was $15,000 a year when I could (just for me). Though I liv...

2. When no-one is held accountable, everyone suffers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...chasing hub for international buyers. Back home, the failure of the South African government to hold the health ministry to account sees millions dieing from AIDS. Electricity, and its ails, have be...

3. Funding departments instead of people cheats everyone
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ces that people receive it is the state. So, in the two most important sectors of state spending – health and education - how has the public sector performed? R 62.6 billion was budgeted for h...

4. Of Capitalism, Socialist Greed, Poverty and Remaining Silent
(Analysis/Analysis)

... or, more importantly, do not do – to support business effectiveness. Businesses rely on educated, healthy employees; and need to be based in a safe environment that respects property rights. ...

5. Trevor Manuel and the "Plunder of Skills"
(Analysis/Analysis)

... can get. By definition, skilled people are the least foolish amongst us. Manto Tshabalala-Msimang, our health minister, speaking about the profit motive of private health services, declared recentl...

6. China, Toys And The Tragedy of Xenophobia
(Analysis/Analysis)

...that Chinese manufacturing is still very rudimentary, environmentally hazardous, and with poor safety and health controls belies how far they have come. And how much worse it used to be. China is al...

7. The spectre of loyalty over ability
(Analysis/Analysis)

...earest symbol of South Africa's poor leadership has been President Thabo Mbeki's firing of Deputy Health Minister Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge for her lack of "loyalty". The other, ju...

8. Black Swans, Cost Overruns and Industrial Tariffs
(Analysis/Analysis)

...l their goods competitively. The G8 Summit has just announced that they intend spending US$60 billion on health and development in Africa to be spent over the next three years. In other words, the U...

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

...by a negotiated network of local militia. No bridge from Charity to Wealth Consider a man who, although healthy, is brought up indolent. He never walks but is wheeled around; he is fed and cleaned....

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

It's popular to loathe mainstream pharmaceutical companies. Big Pharma has been accused of profiteering at the expense of the poor. Of not doing enough to find solutions to the diseases of the p

11. Everything is coming up Capitalism
(Analysis/Analysis)

...l, as Glasnost gave way to the crumbling of the USSR, Capitalists celebrated. As the wall fell, as the unhealthy, drably dressed, survivors of the Soviet States emerged, driving clunky Communist-desi...

12. People, Planet and Profits: the complexities of corporate governance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...cognised that they may not be particularly good at it. A company that makes shoes may know nothing about health insurance. Why make them specialise in this? Don't mistake this for a cop-out. G...

13. The war of informal markets against central states; a bellwether of support
(Analysis/Analysis)

...he most popular and sophisticated states. It acts as a vent for various pressures that may build up to unhealthy levels. Ideological states that require of their people to believe in a cause have no...

14. Suburbanise! How aid and trade obliterate unique cultures
(Analysis/Analysis)

...It says, "You are helpless. You are incapable. But here, we'll give you some money to keep you healthy, keep you alive, and get you ready. Ready? Well, sooner or later our companies will ...

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

...nd rules of that society to become wealthy. What happens to those who have no such capacity? If you are healthy and able then there is no excuse for you to sit at home on welfare, and be paid to dri...

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

...n.  That leaves industrials (like mines and industrial processing), telecommunications, oil and gas, health care and consumer goods.  Still a lively investment portfolio. So how is Albaraka ...

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

...on that the poorest amongst us benefit.  When purified water costs a packet only the rich can remain healthy.  When it costs cents then the poor can be healthy too.  When you protect an...

18. Melamine, China, and the peril for emerging markets
(Analysis/Analysis)

...t different. I would suggest that a more measured, long-term, and sustainable response would be an opt-in health system.  Simply demand of your own companies that they must comply with local heal...

19. Hedging and bundling; improving the efficiency of microlending
(Analysis/Analysis)

...cash which they will use to buy the things they need (usually personal expenditure, like treats, clothes, health care and the like). The model works well. It is a way for the banks to hedge their ri...

20. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...ls Contact Name: Some Name Contact Number: Some Number Service Offering Entrepreneurial Training, Health Checks, Feasibility Studies, Due Diligence, Business Plans, Accounting Geographic C...

21. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B  Summary Rating: BB Outlook: negative Previous rating: BB Date assigned: 23 Novem

22. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

Rating Report for Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A  Summary Rating: AA Outlook: stable Previous rating: not rated Date assigned: 25 January 2007  Individ

23. Demonstration Table of Ratings
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...d are not related to any real organisations. Each of the three sectors is demonstrated here collectively (health, education and enterprise), however sectors and sub-sectors would normally be presented...

24. AIDS and the cost of doing nothing
(Analysis/Analysis)

...mong young women’, concluded Professor Thomas Rehle, Director in the Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS and Health research programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). So, not only is the ...

25. Making money, doing good
(Analysis/Analysis)

...g about a recent technological innovation. Voxiva, a United States company, has built a system that lets health workers send reports by cellphone directly from the field. First deployed five years ag...

26. Rating to create a market; questions and answers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rything from watches, to doctors, to movies and microwave ovens.  You can get contrarian opinions on health food versus junk food. The development sector is a massive no-go area.  Who say...

27. The redistribution of poverty
(Analysis/Analysis)

...o medicine you can take that will prevent re-infection.   There are many knowns which can cause ill-health:  smoking, lack of exercise, poor diet, lack of sleep.  Any of these contribu...

28. Coffee, the miracle of poverty, and other wonders
(Analysis/Analysis)

... to 85 million. The effects of poverty are clear to everyone:  little money, little education, poor health, no jobs, and poor safety and security.  The causes of these are less obvious sinc...

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

...ty developed during the first process remain – for every society will forever require education and health-care, skills development and the nurturing of talented aspirants or hapless victims of ...

30. The lack of feedback and accountability is fatal to aid effectiveness
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ation allows them to use the CE mark; the standard assurance mark that reflects compliance with essential health and safety standards set by the EU.  Without it they cannot sell their product in ...

31. Zackie Achmat, campaigner for HIV antiretrovirals, charged with genocide
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ldquo;Dr” Matthias Rath, a promoter of vitamins as a cure for ((AIDS)) and who has support from the Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.  She has been a recent victim of public humilia...

32. AIDS-related illnesses cost South African businesses up to R 2.2 billion per year
(Analysis/Analysis)

...;It is essential for SA companies to follow global trends in corporate wellness to proactively ensure the health and improved productivity of its workforce while providing an effective tool to managin...

33. No matter how hard you try bad environments lead to bad results
(Analysis/Analysis)

((George W Bush)) has been mighty surprised by the tenacity and persistence of the instability and violence in ((Iraq)).  Since 1958 Iraqis have been ruled by a series of tyrants culminating in t

34. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

...oys and girls Goal 4: reduce child mortality by two-thirds for those under five. Goal 5: improve maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality rate by two-thirds Goal 6: combat HIV/AIDS, malaria ...

35. The quiet nobility of the men by the side of the road
(Analysis/Analysis)

... reason is simple:  with AIDS they get a government disability grant; if they take the drugs and get healthy enough to work then they will lose that grant.  Most would rather stay sick than ...

36. Guide To Volunteering
(Analysis/Donation Tips)

...ate a list of charities that match your interests and are located near your home. Examine their financial health Maybe you feel most comfortable donating your time to a charity that is fiscally effici...

37. Guide to Donating
(Analysis/Donation Tips)

...ses to never sell or trade your contact information Obtain Copies Of Its Financial Records The financial health of a charity is a strong indicator of the charity's programmatic performance. The m...

38. 4 What sectors is Whythawk focused on?
(FAQs/Rating FAQs)

...ectors we're focusing on presently include:  Enterprise: small business development and support Health: HIV / AIDS Education: adult education, skills programs, learnerships and apprenticesh...

39. The Responsibility Gap
(Analysis/Analysis)

.... No-one is suggesting that the fit people running along the beachfront every evening have stolen all the health from the unhealthy people. The causality between wealth and poverty is not that the ric...

40. The Feedback Loop
(Analysis/Analysis)

.... Cancer is what happens when cells lose their ability to know what to do, and when to stop growing. Each healthy cell in the body receives continual feedback about what it is supposed to be doing and...

41. Interpreting Emerging Market Risk Curves
(Static Content)

.... Corruption and mismanagement of fund leads to a diminishment of the funds themselves, as well as in the health, welfare or environmental metrics that the funds were meant to address. These are worth...

42. Why Use Whythawk
(Static Content)

Without health, people do not have the energy to learn.  Without learning, people cannot have aspirations.  Without aspirations, people will not demand the products that only businesses can

43. Ratings Subscriptions
(Static Content)

...urrent sectors under review are: Enterprise Development (enterprise development consultants and gateways) Health (HIV/AIDS orphanages and antiretroviral treatment) Education (schools and skills traini...

44. Interpreting Emerging Market Risk Curves
(Static Content)

.... Corruption and mismanagement of fund leads to a diminishment of the funds themselves, as well as in the health, welfare or environmental metrics that the funds were meant to address. These are worth...

45. Why Use Whythawk
(Static Content)

Without health, people do not have the energy to learn.  Without learning, people cannot have aspirations.  Without aspirations, people will not demand the products that only businesses can

46. Ratings Subscriptions
(Static Content)

...urrent sectors under review are: Enterprise Development (enterprise development consultants and gateways) Health (HIV/AIDS orphanages and antiretroviral treatment) Education (schools and skills traini...