whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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

... Shuhong, the head of Lida and one of the biggest Mattel suppliers, committed suicide. Off the back of the melamine-pet-food scandal a few months ago China is taking severe punishment for their behav...

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

...on imported nets ensuring that the cheapest prevention for malaria is out of reach of the poor. Now we have Melamine. Some of the loudest voices responding to this crisis have called for a ban on impo...