You are here: Home Blogs

Critical Opinion

Subscribe to Critical Opinion
Agriculture in Africa
By Kendra Okonski | Thursday, January 17, 2008

In December, there was an interesting article in the International Herald Tribune, which discussed how crop yields in Malawi were improved through fertilizer subsidies (i.e. the title of the article, "Ending famine, simply by ignoring the experts" -- the "experts" being those who advised the Malawian government not to give such subsidies).

Myths on agriculture & poverty
By Caroline Boin | Thursday, October 11, 2007

On October 16, 2007, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization celebrates World Food Day – and this year’s theme is “The Right to Food”. As well meaning as this campaign may be, it ignores the real reasons why the majority of farmers in developing countries are poor. In order to set out a better way for agriculture and development, The Sustainable Development Network is releasing a list of myths which afflict the debate, two of which are below:

Quick Comment: To solve tragedy of the commons, we need property rights for fish
By Caroline Boin | Saturday, November 4, 2006

Only by extending property rights and markets to our world’s scarce resources, including fish stocks, will we be able to ensure their sustainability.

'Africa is where Bastiat is needed most'
By Franklin Cudjoe | Tuesday, October 25, 2005

Speech by Franklin Cudjoe on globalisation, governance and Bastiat.

Acceptance speech by Mary Anastasia O'Grady, Winner of IPN's 2005 Bastiat Prize for Journalism
By Kendra Okonski | Tuesday, October 25, 2005

I want to thank the International Policy Network, both for awarding this prestigious prize to me and for all of its work on behalf of liberty, including the establishment of this very important recognition. Thank you very much.

“The Prospects for South Africa and Zimbabwe”: Speech by Tony Leon MP
By Kendra Okonski | Thursday, October 6, 2005

Speech by Tony Leon MP, Leader of the Democratic Alliance

IPN's intervention at World Intellectual Property Organization Meeting, 21 July 2005
By Alec van Gelder | Thursday, July 21, 2005

International Policy Network, representing research institutes and academics from around the world working together on creativity, innovation, technology and development issues, has attended each of these inter-sessional meetings regarding a “development agenda” for the WIPO.

Fish piracy
By Kendra Okonski | Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) released their study entitled “ Fish Piracy: Combatting Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing,” after a meeting in April 2004 at Paris where OECD countries determined to take a more comprehensive look at Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.