whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1.
(Comments)

... issues are not racial at all, but people like to believe they are. They\'re not even about rich and poor. And it\'s not about equality. It\'s exactly what I said: fairness. The articles are p...

2.
(Comments)

My point is exactly what you have conceded - its the rich and the poor and not the \"fair skinned\" and \"dark skinned\" as in your original posting.

3.
(Comments)

...reement from me that poverty is outrageous. That 60% of the world\'s population, 4 billion people, are poor, is disgusting. What makes it more disgusting is how easy it is to fix. If you would, f...

4.
(Comments)

I agree with your analysis. Laptops are wrong for most people (rich or poor), and yet people keep getting them. See http://keystoneisit.blogspot.com/2006/11/case-for-notebook-computers.html for my ta

5. No way out; ducking the Eskom bullet
(Analysis/Analysis)

... In Eskom's case, the rise is unlikely because the government fears the impact it will have on the poor. This is why most business expansion is usually covered through debt and shareholder inves...

6. Dealing with the consequences of Zimbabwe
(Analysis/Analysis)

...;t only about driving around in bling-tastic German motor cars and eating canapés at functions. Poor political decisions are not simply absorbed by a pliant and pliable public. They have cons...

7. Overcoming the Conservation of Energy
(Analysis/Analysis)

...d that this is outrageous, that the private healthcare industry is profit-driven, not accessible to the poor majority and must be regulated. It is the government's mandate to care for the poor, n...

8. Netscape, the Internet and Creative Destruction
(Analysis/Analysis)

...enetic competition, frenzied innovation and the serious pursuit of profits. It is no accident that the poorest countries in the world are also those that demonstrate the least trust for open markets ...

9. Electricity Redux - Electricity Quotas Will Work About As Well As Race Quotas
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ce increase of 14.2% will require that the state spend less money elsewhere, decreasing services to the poor, or raise taxes, making business a less efficient job-creator. It's going to be hard t...

10. Jacob Zuma, Inflation Denialist?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...y elected president – declares that he finds South Africa's high interest rates unfair on the poor. When you borrow money from your bank what you are really doing is purchasing future money...

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

...uits and green leafy vegetables which have become more popular as the wealthy battle something that the poor never worry about: obesity. Higher food prices will translate into increased investment in...

12. Zimbabwe
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

13. Zambia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

15. Venezuela
(Emerging Markets/South America)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

16. Uruguay
(Emerging Markets/South America)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

18. United Kingdom
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

20. Ukraine
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

21. Uganda
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

22. Turkey
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

23. Tunisia
(Emerging Markets/Northern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

24. Trinidad and Tobago
(Emerging Markets/Caribbean)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

... their heads down to avoid all the shrapnel sent their way. "The rich are getting richer and the poor poorer as the filthy rich continue unabated with their greed to be winners who take all,&qu...

26. Togo
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

28. Tanzania
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

29. Taiwan
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

30. Syria
(Emerging Markets/Western Asia)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

31. Switzerland
(Emerging Markets/Western Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

32. Sweden
(Emerging Markets/Northern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

34. Spain
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

35. South Korea
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Asia)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

36. South Africa
(Emerging Markets/Southern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

37. Slovenia
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

38. Slovakia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

40. Sierra Leone
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

41. Serbia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

42. Senegal
(Emerging Markets/Western Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

43. Rwanda
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Africa)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

44. Russia
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

45. Romania
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

46. Portugal
(Emerging Markets/Southern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

47. Poland
(Emerging Markets/Eastern Europe)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

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

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

49. Peru
(Emerging Markets/South America)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics

50. Paraguay
(Emerging Markets/South America)

  Poorest 20%: Market Opportunity: potential for social and economic mobility, as well as the prospects for engaging the poorest 20% as a direct market Productivity + Cost of Workforce: politics