Muhammad Yunus – loomnie.com

Friday Links #49

1. The First Law of Development Stats: Whatever our Bizarre Methodology, We make Africa look Worse 2. On the need for more critical debates on the ‘open aid data’ discourse 3. SSD on Nigeria’s decision to try Dick Cheney 4. Norway examines reports that Muhammad Yunus diverted millions of dollars of aid money from a… Read More »

Is microfinance a neo-liberal con?

A new book by Milford Bateman, who is described as “a freelance consultant specialising in local economic development policy, particularly in relation to the Western Balkans,” is described in the following terms on the publisher’s website: Over the last thirty years or so, microfinance has risen to become one of the most high-profile policies to… Read More »