Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Development. Show all posts
Monday, October 7, 2013

Why a functioning electricity grid is crucial to economic development

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... in two graphs : THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Decentralised power is a nice ideal -- and in some cases is the best option -- but it re...
Monday, October 8, 2012

Review: Surviving Progress

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Apologies for the lack of posting recently. Aside from research stuff, most of my "internet" time has been spent working on the R...
Sunday, March 11, 2012

The real reason to be wary of Kony 2012

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With the internet abuzz about  Invisible Children's "Kony 2012" viral campaign , it was predictable that there would be some b...
Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Perspectives

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That the Oslo-Utøya killings were a heinous, monstrous act is beyond question. However, the sheer scale of shock cannot be separated from th...
Monday, May 2, 2011

Sustainability: Defining the undefinable

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What does it mean for something to be "sustainable"? Does the term, as it is widely used in the public lexicon today, contribute a...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Exploitation and Industrialisation

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In the comments thread of the Meat and Veg(etarianism) post, I drew a parallel between the ethical treatment of animals and the banning of...
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Paul Collier talk on "The Plundered Planet"

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I went to a talk last night by Paul Collier . For those of you who don't know, Collier is a big cheese in the development studies world...