whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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Laws / rules governing economic interactions have to consider more than just a present situation. What is different about Microsoft converting their popularity into a monopoly \"rent\" situation from

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...n South Africa. There is plenty of wealth in the informal economy - which is why it exists. All the laws that you mention are expensive and the very barriers to entry that attract traders into the...

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... property, nor can I practice in the security industry without training and union affiliation. These laws are there to ensure a working social and economic system. The fact that the most impoverish...

4. The tragedy of Burma, should we help, how to help
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...ree-market, liberal economies. Flooding is less likely in nations with strong environmental protection laws. Earthquakes cause less damage where builders can be jailed for shoddy construction. Weal...

5. The Remarkable Power of Remarkable People
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...t are not necessarily harmful, perhaps even beneficial? Racial, religious, gender or sexual orientation laws also act to select for, or against particular groups. South Africa’s Apartheid laws ...

6. Of Chiefs and Presidents
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...s in Cameroon, leading to the deaths of over one hundred people. Biya has shown great disrespect to the laws that govern the people of Cameroon, including himself. Unlike Robert Mugabe, he is challeng...

7. Africa, China and Investment
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...tected. Land ownership by foreigners may be illegal. Redistribution policies, such as local ownership laws, can dramatically increase costs. Africa has a long history of waiting for investors to bui...

8. Atlas Shrugged at 50
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...eated the product which you spend your time on making, for the work of the scientist who discovered the laws that went into the making of that product, for the work of the philosopher who taught men h...

9. Department of inJustice: the corruption of high office
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...e profits for those being assigned big cases. The following case history written by Dr John Grogan from Lawsure - providers of specialist legal opinions - is a chilling reminder of how far corruption ...

10. South Africa's two tiers
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...legislation has made the expense and learning-curve of joining the formal sector tougher. Minimum wage laws and labour compliance increase the costs of running a business. It can be debated endlessl...

11. Two Frontiers: wars of liberation and of determination
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...e Mountain, produced by the World Association of Newspapers demands that African nations abolish insult laws and set the rights to a free press high on their agendas. "Africa urgently needs a st...

12. When equality becomes unfair: South Africa's two economies
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...they're not actually supposed to be there, the idle rich turn a blind eye to the harm protectionist laws cause.  None of the workers could swim ... when the tide came in. Tides change.  ...

13. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
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...rats and Republicans whinge about worker's rights in developing nations. Democrats want to see new laws to protect these enacted. Both at home and abroad. Minimum wage laws, minimum conditions ...

14. Have you paid your car guard today?
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...t they are real people finding honourable solutions to devastating problems.  People only obey the laws that make sense to them. You are breaking as many laws and putting the lives of others in d...

15. From Linux to Mozilla: donations mean that open-source isn't really free
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...inty of a commercial product. With proprietary software I know the price and companies are governed by laws that dictate what I can do if the product I bought doesn't perform as advertised. With...

16. The Last King, the Centralised State, and Democracy
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... the local population the opportunity to be treated equally and fairly before a common and clear set of laws, they aid in perpetuating the type of atrocities they frequently accuse their own governmen...

17. The best bridge out of poverty is over the future of cash
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...ary. What’s good about all this disclosure is that – imposed from the outside – come laws and regulations that benefit South Africans.  Fraud and corruption at the highest leve...

18. South Africa and China, or why democracy isn't connected to economic growth
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... is not a requirement for economic growth. South Africa, which does have a significant preponderance of laws that protect workers rights and democracy, has struggled with an official unemployment rate...

19. The Tyranny of Red Lights
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...he many.  We limit our freedom to act in exchange for the stability of a safe traffic experience. Laws are like that.  They are intended to create convenience, stability and safety.  B...

20. Is the ownership of property at odds with the needs of the poor?
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...er person, or group of people, may own you.  Neither do you own the lives of others.  We have laws against slavery precisely because most modern societies recognise this right.   A pro...

21. The quiet nobility of the men by the side of the road
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...ment and opportunities denied them at home.  Some have degrees or technical skills but immigration laws prohibit them from formal employment so they park cars, sell trinkets or wait tables. Some...

22. Terms of Use
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...rs. The exclusive rights to all materials on this site are protected by South African and international laws of copyright, trademark and unfair competition. You agree to use our site only in a non-co...