Haroon's devlog

Previous posts to this weblog have discussed the relationship between the US sub-prime credit crunch, and hence the ongoing US cyclical rece...

This weblog has been silent more often than not over the past 6 months. Much has happened around the world that is worthy of critical apprai...

According to the World Bank's website, 'at the heart of the World Bank’s work in more than 100 countries is the focus on poverty red...

This weblog has been very quiet, for several months. The pressures of work have not allowed me to follow up several issues on which I have ...

The new year promises to be a busy one. My teaching a Trent University will, of course, dominate a lot of my time between now and late April...

The events that have swept Kenya since the rigged re-election of President Mwai Kibaki on 27 December offer a deeply unsettling reminder of...

The assassination of Benazir Bhutto yesterday has left me, momentarily, stunned. Although I was highly critical of Bhutto, even before she f...