When Data Cannot Be Trusted
By Paolo von Schirach– WASHINGTON – Economics is a very imperfect science. Still, it has some shot at credibility...
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No Real Development Without Economic Growth – Part 1 Development practitioners wrongly believe that poverty can be eliminated without building robust enterprises
WASHINGTON – International development is generally defined by practitioners of this craft as “the fight against poverty“. I totally disagree...
Walking in Lusaka Talking to Mary, marketing specialist
LUSAKA (Zambia) – I was walking in a nice area, with beautiful Jacaranda trees, now almost in full bloom,...
World Bank And Chinese Think Tank Recommend Overhaul Of China’s Large System Of State Run Enterprises – A Surprise That Such A Sensitive Issue Is Publicly Debated – Economic Reforms Coming Up In Beijing?
By Paolo von Schirach February 25, 2012 WASHINGTON – Many believe that China’s spectacular growth rates are...
Development Work Should Be About Economic Growth, Not About “Poverty Alleviation” – Part 1 Good economic conditions are the result of skills and enterprise. Nothing to do with being "fortunate"
WASHINGTON – International development is generally defined by practitioners of this craft as “the fight against poverty“. I totally...
How “World Bank War I” Really Ended
by Paolo von Schirach May 22, 2007 WASHINGTON – ‘World Bank War I’ is over. President Paul Wolfowitz has...