whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
(Analysis/Analysis)

...hat has eaten them. Infrastructure constraints: the general exile of capacity has degraded everything from sanitation, to water to power production, restoring this will take years. Revenge: the ...

2. Nigeria, or the idiots guide to stealing an election
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ood job. The real test will be whether there is electricity for more than four hours a day, whether there is sanitation, or running water. If Yar'Adua delivers this, then he will be a good presi...

3. Millennium Development Goals and the Measurement of Change
(Analysis/Analysis)

...environmental sustainability by halving the number of people without access to clean drinking water and basic sanitation Goal 8: develop a global partnership for development through a global non-discr...