whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Killing the Golden Goose, a lesson in Economic Freedom
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ixed artificially higher than they would otherwise be. One argument against free markets is that it leads to inequality between the rich and poor. Research indicates that the level of inequality is ...

2. South Africa's two tiers
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ved our democracy, we were neck-and-neck with Brazil for the title of the country with the highest measure of inequality. Since then, as the economy has grown, the gap between the richest 20% and the...

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

... and long term capacity – perhaps a consequence of magnitude and the seemingly insatiable demand global inequality suggests. But we, as a global society, involve ourselves because we believe tha...

4. The Responsibility Gap
(Analysis/Analysis)

Globalisation and the global flow of capital are frequently blamed for inequality and poverty. "Surely," the argument goes, "you must be getting rich at the expense of all these poor, s

5. Interpreting Emerging Market Risk Curves
(Static Content)

...at has little to do with the larger impoverished population. One indication of this is a high level of income inequality (GINI coefficient). General economic policy is still poor and much of the essen...