Category: Development

Published June 21, 2011

Mobile Banking: The Impact of M-Pesa in Kenya

A new working paper by Isaac Mbiti and David N. Weil:

Published June 20, 2011

The (Mis)Use of Knowledge in Afghan Society

An unfortunately titled op-ed in this morning’s New York Times — “Afghanistan’s Last Locavores” — turns out to be about US development policy in Afghanistan, but the points it makes apply far beyond Afghanistan’s borders:

Published June 20, 2011

Food Prices: Data and Forecast in The Guardian

Tom Murphy — whose Twitter feed is perhaps the feed to follow if you have an interest in development policy — tweeted last week about a post about food prices on the Guardian‘s Datablog: