
.@OxfamNZ concedes a massive reduction in global poverty but is coy as to how
22 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
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When a plague of aid and NGO professionals descended upon Afghanistan
22 Jan 2018 Leave a comment

Source: Why Nations Fail.
Corruption in driver’s licenses
21 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, economics of regulation, growth disasters, law and economics, Public Choice, transport economics Tags: economics of corruption, India
The Most Dangerous Journey to School in the World …Little Kids Climbing a 2,624 Foot Cliff
21 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, economics of education Tags: China
Corruption and Parking Tickets
20 Jan 2018 1 Comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, economics of crime, growth disasters, law and economics, Public Choice Tags: economics of corruption
William Easterly and Dambisa Moyo: Emerging economies in 2013
20 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, Bill Easterly, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economic history, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: overseas aid
Many dictators share this view of economic development
19 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, growth disasters, Public Choice

Source: Why Nations Fail.
China’s Cliff Top Village Has Brighter Future after Installing Steel Stairs
17 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics Tags: China
Africa Needs Jobs, Not Aid
17 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, development economics, economics of bureaucracy, growth disasters, growth miracles, Public Choice, rentseeking Tags: overseas aid
In 1990, nearly 1/4 of total global deaths were in children <5 years old
16 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, health economics
When two Korean brothers met after 50 years separation
16 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, development economics, growth disasters, growth miracles, Marxist economics, war and peace

Source: Why Nations Fail.
Failed states
15 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
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Ok for @amnestyOz to imply #Manusisland is a S***hole?
15 Jan 2018 Leave a comment
in development economics, Economics of international refugee law, politics - Australia, politics - USA
You cannot criticise Trump and the Pacific solution to boat people coming to Australia at the same time? Both Trump and Amnesty International agree that certain developing countries are not very nice places to go to and the people there are rather rough and intolerant of outsiders.

Source: THIS IS BREAKING PEOPLE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS AT AUSTRALIA’S ASYLUM SEEKER PROCESSING CENTRE ON MANUS ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA by Amnesty International Australia at https://www.amnesty.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Amnesty_International_Manus_Island_report-1.pdf

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