Comments on: The Development Set http://www.owen.org/blog/116 Thoughts on development and beyond Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:50:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Perhaps time for us to take a long hard look at our current notion of capitalism… « Of Times Now and Then http://www.owen.org/blog/116/comment-page-1#comment-12566 Perhaps time for us to take a long hard look at our current notion of capitalism… « Of Times Now and Then Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:46:20 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=116#comment-12566 [...] Scary isn’t it… that ‘The Development Set’ penned 35 years ago still manages to paint a near perfect picture of the situation that faces us today. With the failure of aid organizations and the erosion of trust in the various arms of the capitalistic juggernaut led by large banks and corporations in solving the world’s most pressing issues around poverty, education, healthcare and human rights, it is perhaps time for us to take a long hard look at our current notion of capitalism… Amplify’d from www.owen.org [...] [...] Scary isn’t it… that ‘The Development Set’ penned 35 years ago still manages to paint a near perfect picture of the situation that faces us today. With the failure of aid organizations and the erosion of trust in the various arms of the capitalistic juggernaut led by large banks and corporations in solving the world’s most pressing issues around poverty, education, healthcare and human rights, it is perhaps time for us to take a long hard look at our current notion of capitalism… Amplify’d from http://www.owen.org [...]

]]> By: Blipsterfarian Logic http://www.owen.org/blog/116/comment-page-1#comment-8341 Blipsterfarian Logic Sat, 06 Nov 2010 23:45:11 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=116#comment-8341 I love this poem and you have an admirable pledge. I love this poem and you have an admirable pledge.

]]> By: DongCoi Vill http://www.owen.org/blog/116/comment-page-1#comment-7245 DongCoi Vill Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:46:08 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=116#comment-7245 Having been engaged in development works since 1995, I was introduced to Development Set by an expatriate while sitting in Ha Noi Hilton Hotel's lobby waiting for a boss who is also dedicating his time for development. No need to say more about the very true reflected by this poem. I am wandering if there has been a Vietnamese version of this? If not, with my small brain, I will try for having one. Ha Noi, 3 Sep 2010 Having been engaged in development works since 1995, I was introduced to Development Set by an expatriate while sitting in Ha Noi Hilton Hotel’s lobby waiting for a boss who is also dedicating his time for development.

No need to say more about the very true reflected by this poem.

I am wandering if there has been a Vietnamese version of this? If not, with my small brain, I will try for having one.

Ha Noi, 3 Sep 2010

]]> By: It is all decided by a Professor in New York http://www.owen.org/blog/116/comment-page-1#comment-5272 It is all decided by a Professor in New York Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:11:29 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=116#comment-5272 [...] are many people in the development set who are sceptical about the utility of the Millennium Village Project, for good reasons and for [...] [...] are many people in the development set who are sceptical about the utility of the Millennium Village Project, for good reasons and for [...]

]]> By: Absolute Vanilla http://www.owen.org/blog/116/comment-page-1#comment-2665 Absolute Vanilla Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:42:02 +0000 http://www.owen.org/blog/?p=116#comment-2665 Excellent post! Having approached the International Labour Organisation and been told by them that there's nothing they can do about certain labour issues in South Africa, I turned and muttered to my husband who said, "Ah yes, go and look for that poem The Development Set then you'll understand what you're dealing with. Yes, well... Excellent post! Having approached the International Labour Organisation and been told by them that there’s nothing they can do about certain labour issues in South Africa, I turned and muttered to my husband who said, “Ah yes, go and look for that poem The Development Set then you’ll understand what you’re dealing with. Yes, well…

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