whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Of Chiefs and Presidents
(Analysis/Analysis)

... When you come to the finish line of a race, take a rest. Do not keep running. There are no additional prizes for that extra mile. The world, and Africa in particular, should stand on their feet and...

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

...re win-win transactions since people only trade with each other for mutual advantage. Since democracies prize collective bargaining over win-win transactions the inevitable result is lobbying where s...

3. Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, and Rupert Murdoch
(Analysis/Analysis)

...hen the Bancroft family protested his corporate ambitions, a family business. And now he finally has his prize: Dow Jones and The Wall Street Journal. The Fear of Consolidation Many have expressed...

4. The tragedy of innovation: how brilliant ideas are criminalised
(Analysis/Analysis)

...Revolution Norman Borlaug, the father of the “green revolution”, winner of the Nobel peace prize, is an outspoken advocate of the use of synthetic fertilisers to increase crop yields. H...

5. Development organisations need to engage with ratings agencies
(Analysis/Analysis)

Mohammed Yunus’, of the Grameen Bank, recent elevation in winning the Nobel Peace Prize has dramatically increased the interest in microfinance solutions to poverty.  Organisations across t

6. The 'War Against Corruption' starts with ending the 'Culture of Entitlement'
(Analysis/Analysis)

...led by unskilled peasants.  Government officials took advantage of the confusion to snatch the most prized farms for themselves and use the army to protect that land.   Once fecund land fel...

7. The ANC government of South Africa declares its comfort with violence and brutality
(Analysis/Analysis)

...our of a sovereign state - South Africa.  In 1993 Nelson Mandela was presented with the Nobel Peace Prize, to highlight his plight, as well as reward his bravery, in standing up to a bunch of aut...

8. X Challenge: Develop the cheapest most effective school
(Analysis/Analysis)

...rate) and a basic education program designed to teach essential skills and self-study techniques. The X Prize revolutionised commercial space flight by offering a prize to the first team to achieve ...

9. Research Reports, eBooks and Ideas
(Static Content)

...Bangladesh has been the most instrumental in raising this awareness and was awarded the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his achievements. Wikineur is an open resource, containing training materials as well...