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Copenhagen countdown: upset about offsets

The biggest international meeting on climate change, perhaps since Kyoto itself, is coming up in early December in Copenhagen. But the closer we get to Copenhagen, the farther away an agreement seems to be. Sadly, there has been precious little coverage of the ongoing negotiations in the mainstream media, further demonstrating the increasing irrelevance of [...]

Whither African Manufacturing?

This blog has often criticized columns by Neil Reynolds. But he had quite an interesting one in yesterday’s Globe and Mail.
In a nutshell, the column argues that used clothing donated from western countries has limited the emergence of garment manufacturing in Africa, thereby stunting that continent’s industrial development.
Reynolds emphasizes this research as an example of [...]

Problems of Africa

I have just ordered what sounds like an excellent new book from an old friend and former colleague, Gerry Caplan.
Review from AfricaFiles follows:

AfricaFiles
Title: The betrayal of Africa
Author: Gerald Caplan
Category: Africa General
Date: 4/5/2008
Source: Groundwood Books
Source Website: http://www.groundwoodbooks.com

Summary & Comment: “There is a widespread assumption among rich countries that Africa is the problem and [...]