whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1. One Laptop Per Child, now costing 75% more ...
(Analysis/Analysis)

...er, let alone electricity."  Worse than that: too many children still get taught sitting under trees, rather than even having classrooms. Technology has produced so many wonders that it is e...

2. The end of wild seafood and the myth of "free"
(Analysis/Analysis)

...nyone using Lake Victoria in any way had to pay for that use, from dumping pollution to cutting down the trees that support it, then we could put a value on the lake.  Without value, it becomes a...

3. Lessons in sustainable development
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ailability bears no relation to its price. The feudal system of the islanders held all assets in common. Trees had no cost. Cut down one tree, cut down a hundred trees; the only cost is in the effort ...

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

... drowning man while making sure he has a pipe in his mouth so he can breathe. The poor hate trees, and other stories - Gavin Chait Poverty is caused by more than lack of mo...