Category: International development


  • Ha-Joon Chang website launched

    Ha-Joon Chang, arguably the most important economic thinker around today, has…

  • Fewer girls enrolled in education in Iraq

    This from today’s report by the UN Children’s Fund: “In Iraq…

  • A little linkage: Latest reports from ReliefWeb

    After a little light reading for the weekend? One of ReliefWeb‘s…

  • Back to Simakakata

    This morning, as I was getting ready for work, my wife…

  • Developing countries are engine for growth

    The World Bank has released an intriguing press release today headlined…

  • Calling Zambia

    I’ve got a call booked with George at Simakakata school for…

  • Afghans in London: A wasted resource?

    Today was my second visit to see Dr Nasimi, who runs…

  • The problem with MDGs

    Taken from Bill Easterly’s excellent blog, AidWatch. If anyone recorded him…

  • OECD calls for more free trade in Africa

    The OECD & UN have published their joint 2010 Mutual Review…

  • Goodbye Katine

    Last night I went to a seminar organised by Sound Delivery…