whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

1.
(Comments)

...t, so what some of the rich are black. So what? There is a very stark formal sector, and a very stark 40% unemployed residing in a distinct informal sector. This doesn\'t exist by accident. It i...

2. 100 Days of Sodom
(Analysis/Analysis)

...in the public sector. Clearly there is no shortage of opportunities to work and, just as clearly, the massed unemployed must be unsuitable for the work available. Take a deep breath and read that ag...

3. The war of informal markets against central states; a bellwether of support
(Analysis/Analysis)

...y much for itself. North Korea it isn't. Yet 80% of the working-age population, 4.5 million people, are unemployed. Inflation is estimated to be 11 000% Other countries in history that hit the...

4. Start your business in Johannesburg but hire your advisor in Cape Town
(Analysis/Analysis)

...s relative to R 233 000 in the Western Cape), are less likely to invest and three times more likely to remain unemployed post intervention. In addition service providers in Gauteng charge 250% more fo...

5. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
(Analysis/Analysis)

...renreich, a firebrand leader in South Africa's union movement: "We would rather that workers remain unemployed than be exploited by capitalist corporations who only seek profits." Stri...

6. The Cold War, Global Warming and the War on Ideas
(Analysis/Analysis)

...lobal warming means we can’t build that coal-fired plant near you, you’re going to have to remain unemployed, poor and without hope.  Sorry."  They are more than willing to ...

7. Enterprise Development and Employment: Experiences in South Africa and South Eastern Europe
(Analysis/Analysis)

...ent rate closer to 40%. It appears that the formal economy is not growing fast enough to absorb the masses of unemployed individuals. The most recent program put in place by the South African governm...

8. The other losing battle: Africa's war on talent
(Analysis/Analysis)

...e type of job insecurity that highly skilled people demand is anathema to the union movement. Yet, if you are unemployed and struggling to find a job in Africa, you are also probably unskilled.  ...

9. A sense of scale
(Analysis/Analysis)

... million people employed in the formal sector. Government declares that 30% of working-age South Africans are unemployed. Working this out (and being generous with the numbers) means that about 3.5 mi...