whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1.
(Comments)

...eems incapable of changing is Africa. The reason is because every bad idea that faux academics and political scientists come up with gets dumped here. Instead of sharing best practice, Africa gets i...

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

...imbabwe is bound by these constraints: Productive capacity has left Zimbabwe: skilled farmers, engineers, scientists and businessmen are in exile or have had their capital stolen from them - they ...

3. Science gone wrong: when self-delusion leads to death
(Analysis/Analysis)

... develop cures for the poorest, the patents are promptly stolen from them through compulsory licensing. Some scientists are even opposed to the "power" of Big Pharma and are, like the chara...

4. Climate Change: measurement, responsibility and risk
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ely measure whether the prevalence of these ailments is changing with time, and in what ways. Climate change scientists should be doing the same.  Make no predictions based on complex and impene...

5. What happens when they hate you? The impact of charity.
(Analysis/Analysis)

...Greenspan is understood and recognised by economists.  No-one else really knows what he got up to.  Scientists are recognised by their peers, not the public. Whenever science or economics h...

6. Zackie Achmat, campaigner for HIV antiretrovirals, charged with genocide
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ampaign))’s favour.  He, and his health minister, have enjoyed the vagueness of their topic.  Scientists are 99% sure of antiretrovirals but there are always studies that will show mor...