from my blog at http://econversation.co.uk/
A lost war
and a lost peace | August 30, 2021
A reflective piece on peace was lost in Afghanistan.
The devil in
the Covid-19 detail | April 30, 2020
What we knew about Covid-19 in April 2020.
Does
environment get worse before it gets better? | November 8, 2019 in
Environment
Why the environment deteriorates in fast growing countries as they
grow
Food price
inflation in India| November 6, 2019 in Development
The dynamics of controlling food price inflation in developing
countries.
HS2: A
rocking-chair with three legs| January 23, 2019 in
Infrastructure
The problem of using the cost-benefit paradigm to evaluate large
infrastructure projects
Contagion|
August 23, 2014 in Pandemic
What questions does the movie Contagion raise about
globalisation?
Thresholds in
Education| August 17, 2014 in Education
Reflections on Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers”.
Kurosawa’s
world| November 8, 2010
Reflections on Akira Kurosawa’s movies
Fettering the
Markets| September 23, 2010 in Economics
Was Vince Cable right when he said that capitalism was a
competition-killer?
Shanghai | The
Southern Barbarians| September 16, 2010 in Restaurants
A lovely restaurant in Shanghai.
Pointillism
Revisited| September 12, 2010 in Art
Cosmic Thing by Damian Ortega
Peepli Live | A
thoughtful movie| September 3, 2010 in Art
An entertaining movie that looks at India’s governing institutions
through the eyes of a poorest section of the society
Rwanda’s
Progress Since the Genocide| August 12, 2010 in Development
Rwanda’s progress since the genocide
London |
Dishoom Dishoom in St Martins Lane| August 1, 2010 in
Restaurants
Review of a bold new restaurant in London that is re-creating the
atmosphere of a typical Irani cafe in the Mumbai