In a recent Washington Post article titled, "Reforming Foreign Assistance" it was stated that, "reliance on U.S. organizations undermined poor countries' sense of ownership of their development programs, damaging the...
Alex beat me to the punch slightly with his post earlier today, but here’s more interesting information on China. As Alex indicates in his post, productivity in China is growing...
Asian economies and the E.U. newcomers are becoming more efficient and higher efficiency is translating into higher incomes, with China and Poland leading the way, according to the new Conference Board...
There is a serious crisis brewing in Mongolia. The government has resigned last week, amid a growing citizen discontent with country’s poor economic performance – low incomes, high unemployment, etc. People in...
Russian natural monopoly Gazprom is making the headlines again - but this time its not the Russia-Ukraine-EU oil "crisis." This week, Gazprom opened its doors to foreign investors. The result? ...
The U.N. Convention Against Corruption has now entered into force as a result of 38 countries ratifying the convention out of the 140 that have signed the treaty. The Convention,...
Since the late 1980s, China's state-owned enterprises (SOEs) have been undergoing a gradual process of transformation and privatization known as gaizhi. The government has reduced its share in smaller SOEs...
The Economist has an interesting article on declining populations. Clearly, there is a demographic problem (and I was really surprised by some of the numbers), The shrinkage of Russia and eastern...
Many discussions on economic development today center on supporting the development of small and medium enterprises. This is understandable, since small business constitutes a very significant share of economic activity in...
Just came across this brief update on USAID’s activities in Iraq. My impression – they are addressing both short-term, immediate needs of the Iraqi community (water program, for example) and long-term...
