tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335146197342151188.post8088677888884148294..comments2024-02-29T13:07:00.519+00:00Comments on Development Horizons by Lawrence Haddad: Foreign Policy Top Global Thinkers: Relevance for Development?Lawrence Haddadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17265061444076801962noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335146197342151188.post-35187369545301632162013-04-23T05:50:50.351+01:002013-04-23T05:50:50.351+01:00Breakout Nations is a book the like of which comes...Breakout Nations is a book the like of which comes but once very twenty or thirty years only. It is a tour de force as well as a collective pen sketch of most nations of which we can learn so many things from the Author of this work. It reflects his deep learning, acute observation and unbiased are his policy prescriptions. The book should be compulsory reading for all parliamentarians and bureaucrats. The prose is chiseled, racy and often reads like a crime thriller. The book covers every country barring the well known west that wants to grow with the world and enjoy the "goodies' of world trade. His prescription do not offend and his cautionary pleadings are well worth listening to. The central lesson he draws is that no nation can continually succeed without attracting investment, without being innovative and putting in place facilitative systems for growth. I enjoyed reading this Book. A landmark Book indeed, if you are a serious thinker and not the sort who reads Mills & Boon type fluff and is done with book-reading. Mirza Ghalibhttp://shayari.co.in/mirza-ghalibnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335146197342151188.post-16330907185091545922013-01-15T19:21:51.806+00:002013-01-15T19:21:51.806+00:00Dear David,
Great to distinguish between insiders...Dear David,<br /><br />Great to distinguish between insiders and refreshers on the recent FP top 100 list. But I'm surprised you didn't identify Nadim Matta and the Rapid Results Institute (number 25 on the list) as one of the refreshers. The rapid results institute, which I've seen successfully applied in a number of World Bank projects, shows that getting providers and consumer together to agree on stretch goals and then encouraging them to pull out all the stops to acheve them in 100 days is a great management intervention. Nadim's approach is very focused on the doing part of learning by doing, and is clearly a refreshing and signficant addtion to any developmentarian's tool kit. Highly recommend you review the RRI website for some examples -- refreshing and innovative, and well deserving of FP's recognition. ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04676355115399005889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335146197342151188.post-66098251974019695152012-12-16T17:51:38.590+00:002012-12-16T17:51:38.590+00:00David, the only reason I included him is for his C...David, the only reason I included him is for his Copenhagen Consensus process which I feel has been helpful in raising the profile of costs (including externalities). Best as always. LLawrence Haddadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265061444076801962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6335146197342151188.post-51658141711341673412012-12-16T17:50:31.745+00:002012-12-16T17:50:31.745+00:00Dear Lawrence,
I find it hard to believe that you ...Dear Lawrence,<br />I find it hard to believe that you truly think Bjorn Lomborg, a man who, by simultaneously conceding the "probable" truth of anthropogenic climate change but arguing the world would be much better served by expending resources on combating other things, and thus has done more to shore up 'moderate' climate change denialism than almost any other public figure in our time, has made, as you put it, a huge [positive] contribution to development.<br />Best, as always,<br />David<br />David Rieffnoreply@blogger.com