Where Theory and Practice Meet
March 28, 2012
March 27, 2012
March 26, 2012
The China-Africa investment nexus grows
The Chinese built African Union building foreshadows China’s long-term eye on the resource rich continent.
March 26, 2012
World Bank Blog on Development Impact
Of special interest to statistics nerds
March 26, 2012
Good FP article about the WB candidate. Just glad it's not Larry Summers.
On one hand this is a fairly classic Obama move. Choose a safe, non-controversial, but highly decorated candidate that not many people have heard of. Clearly a doctor as president of a lending institution is an odd choice, but The Bank does much more than lend to broke countries. Global health interventions have been a growing part of its initiatives.
March 13, 2012
Jeffrey Sachs gets plenty of criticism for his MDGs, but maybe Meatloaf was right, 2 out of 3 (ok 1 out of 3) ain't bad
Just in time for Sachs unsolicited World Bank job application, CSM recounts some rare successes in the Millennium Development Goals. I’m sure Bill Easterly and others would love to split hairs about the definition of success, the cost, and the causality though.
March 13, 2012
North Korea's new Economic Development Bureau
Designer sunglasses manufacturing? KJL Action Figures? Let the sarcastic, snarky comments begin.
March 13, 2012
Chinese gain influence in World Bank voting
How will this play out? My guess is to keep an eye on areas with abundant natural resources, Latin America and Africa.
March 13, 2012
WSJ article on training Africans in mining skills
Africa, like Australia during the last decade, is expected be a huge source for scarce mining products, which will contribute to their exports and growth. With that in mind, they are beginning to get training in mining. Keep an eye on how the resource-hungry Chinese economy reacts.
