Showing posts with label development. Show all posts
Showing posts with label development. Show all posts

Sunday, August 30, 2009

Stewart Brand on new heresies




For the most part Brand's new heresies are pretty good. His fear about global warming, in our humble opinion, is wrong. But his support for nuclear power is not. His understanding of the dynamics of informal cities and markets is spot on. His notice of the plethora of private schools in the slums of the world is important. His support for genetic modification is good. Brand seems to be channeling Hernando deSoto, James Tooley, Petr Beckman and Ron Bailey. About 17 minutes. Mr. Brand will, no doubt, be viciously attacked for speaking the truth.

Monday, June 18, 2007

Myths About the Third World

This is a short, excellent visual presentation about the reality of the Third World. It is a great piece on why optimism is worthwhile. Watch it and enjoy it.