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Bangladesh
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Ghastly Stupidity About Degrowth
A new book out insisting that we should all consume less and really, let’s get with the limits…
Bangladeshi Onions And Ain’t The Price System Wondrous?
Bangladesh has rather fewer onions around than people would like to be eating. This is a pity, of…
A Bangladeshi Parking App Might Not Look Like Much
So, we’ve a little smartphone app that allows you to find a parking space in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Or,…
Girl Power T-Shirts – Factory Wages Are Just Fine For Bangladesh Actually
The Guardian tells us that those Girl Power t-shirts are made in a factory in Bangladesh. One that…
The Horrors Of The Spice Girls T-Shirts – 35 Pence An Hour Wages In Bangladesh
The Guardian’s managed to get itself hoodwinked by some of the more obstreperous campaigners in this story about…
Bangladesh’s Rice Price Hike – Amartya Sen’s Explanation For The Bengal Famine
There’s a certain amount of head scratching from our friends at the Dhaka Tribune over the current rise…
The Bangladesh Garment Workers Are Actually Well Paid, Not Badly
There’s a strike or two taking place in Bangladesh over wages for garment workers. The workers wanting more…
Foreign Countries Are Foreign – Bangladeshi Photographer Fired And Beaten For Pic Of Kiss
Henri Cartier Bresson gained worldwide acclaim for his picture of a couple kissing. This photographer in Bangladesh has…
Clean Clothes’ Absurd Demand For Bangladeshi Minimum Wage Rise In The Garment Factories
We’d all like poor people to be richer. The important question is how do we make them richer?…
The Mongolian Clusterhuddle Explaining Why India And Bangladesh Are Still Poor
It’s entirely possible – and true – to point out that both India and Bangladesh are actually rather…