whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. The Remarkable Power of Remarkable People
(Analysis/Analysis)

...eople are not mindless automatons. They will react to protect themselves from silly and victimising pieces of legislation. A careful politician may consider it an equitable tax, but, if it is at al...

2. Everything gets tested but political ideas, they become policy
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ndment bills show that government has scant regard for input from the very people who will be most effected by legislation. The assumption by the ANC government is that people are puppets who can sim...

3. The hazard of market dominance
(Analysis/Analysis)

...few hands. The South African government comprises over 34% of the economy, as well as defining prices through legislation. Small business in South Africa has very little negotiating power, and even ...

4. Higher food prices mean downgrading that Turkey to a Chicken
(Analysis/Analysis)

... usually result in investment; it is price plunges that are bad for job creation. Subsidies and protectionist legislation run the risk of deflating a tremendous opportunity for the poor as rising pri...

5. The Speculator: Pricing in the Future
(Analysis/Analysis)

...re them. Given the close relationship that organised labour has with the government, the strictness of labour legislation and the costs involved of bureaucratic red tape it isn't very surprising ...

6. Zimbabwe
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

7. Zambia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

8. Vietnam
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

9. Venezuela
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

10. Uruguay
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

11. United States of America
(Emerging Markets/Northern America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

12. United Kingdom
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

13. United Arab Emirates
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

14. Ukraine
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

15. Uganda
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

16. Turkey
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

17. Tunisia
(Emerging Markets/Northern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

18. Trinidad and Tobago
(Emerging Markets/Caribbean)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

19. Togo
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

20. Thailand
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

21. Tanzania
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

22. Taiwan
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

23. Syria
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

24. Switzerland
(Emerging Markets/Western Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

25. Sweden
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

26. Sri Lanka
(Emerging Markets/South-central Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

27. Spain
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

28. South Korea
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

29. South Africa
(Emerging Markets/Southern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

30. Slovenia
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

31. Slovakia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

32. Singapore
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

33. Sierra Leone
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

34. Serbia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

35. Senegal
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

36. Rwanda
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

37. Russia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

38. Romania
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

39. Portugal
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

40. Poland
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

41. Philippines
(Emerging Markets/South-eastern Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

42. Peru
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

43. Paraguay
(Emerging Markets/South America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

44. Papua New Guinea
(Emerging Markets/Melanesia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

45. Panama
(Emerging Markets/Central America)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

46. Pakistan
(Emerging Markets/South-central Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

47. Oman
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

48. Norway
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

49. Nigeria
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...

50. Niger
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

...s the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics and legislation aside, the efficiency and determination of the workforce to work Prospects fo...