William Easterly: Freedom as a Solution to Poverty
10 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
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Hans Rosling and the magic of the washing machine (2010). Beyond brilliant
08 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, energy economics, environmental economics, gender, global warming, growth disasters, growth miracles, health economics Tags: The Great Enrichment, The Great Escape
Egypt (Dina) | 100 Years of Beauty
05 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of media and culture Tags: free speech
100 Years Of Beauty – Afghanistan
04 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
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100 Years of Beauty | Pakistan
03 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
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George B. N. Ayittey: The Failure of African Socialism
03 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, Marxist economics, Public Choice Tags: Africa
The Good Neighbor: Addressing Global Poverty in an Age of Xenophobia with William Easterly
03 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, international economics Tags: Bill Easterly, overseas aid, The Great Escape
Speaking of polio and The Great Escape
01 Mar 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, growth miracles, health economics Tags: polio

Francis Fukuyama and Charles Murray on “Inequality and Populism”
25 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic growth, economic history, labour economics, poverty and inequality Tags: Charles Murray, The Great Enrichment
Property Rights – Do They Benefit the Rich?
25 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
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Hamas: By the Numbers
24 Feb 2018 1 Comment
in defence economics, development economics, growth disasters, laws of war, war and peace Tags: Gaza Strip, Israel, Middle-East politics, war against terror, war crimes
.@linda_polman on aid in war zones @OxfamNZ @TaxpayersUnion
21 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of bureaucracy, Public Choice, war and peace Tags: ODA
Polman observed the ‘crisis caravan’ of aid organizations in post-war situations. In the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide millions of people fled to neighbouring DR Congo. “The entire extremist Hutu government and army settled in those refugee camps … A lot of money went into the Hutu extremist movement who used it to gain strength and continue their genocidal struggle”.
Yes, an example of great writing
21 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economic history, health economics Tags: The Great Escape, vaccines
Does @OxfamNZ know of this shakedown? Any in the Pacific? @TaxpayersUnion #oxfamscandal
19 Feb 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, politics - New Zealand
Japanese ODA agencies budget 10% for donations. Their main interest is making sure that these donations go to the politicians who can actually deliver on removing roadblocks to their aid delivery rather than chancers who try it on and never deliver. Benazir Bhutto’s husband was Mr. 10% when she was first prime minister. He was a net plus to the country according to The Economist Magazine article of say 20 years ago because investors only had to pay him rather than dozens of petty bureaucrats, each wanting a taste. These payments are lawful under the laws of Western countries because they are facilitation payments. They are not bribes because the foreign company is only paying the politician or bureaucrat to do what is his duty to do in the first place rather than stall the process in the hope of a bribe.

From The Dictator’s Handbook.
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