And indirectly led to a tyranny of exports. Lets call it that technocratic approach to Economic Development it is the idea that poverty is really just a set of technical problems. For example, from malaria there are a variety of Technical Solutions. One of them is bring at chemical called pyrethrum on the walls of peoples houses, on the inside of walls. That is a solution. Helps fight malaria. Another technical solution might be to convert land to higher value uses like food scraps that have low value to the great products that have higher value. Now let me tell you why the technical approach seems so appealing, so straightforward, so uncontroversial, might in fact be not quite ready. Here is the story. This is not a happy story. This is not like do not think of this has the runup to the punch line to a joke. I will try to work some and later, but this is not the happy part of the talk im afraid. On the morning of that urey 28, 2010, the villagers of that the gun that district or in ch
Withdrawal from afghanistan in terms of the earlier question about our capacity to deploy in two separate theaters of war . Right. I think the lessons i slightly change the angle here and say i think there are lessons from the afghan experience which can be applied to iraq. As i said earlier the business of doing it properly, building up an army from the grass roots, building up the respect of the confidence, capability, is in a way which wasnt done frankly in the british experience in iraq is relevant to what might happen. On that point do you think the afghan army is likely to perform better than we have seen with the iraqi army . Im optimistic. Providing theres one major caveat, providing the International Community stays committed both in continuing to train and also, and very importantly, in providing the money. Because dont forget the afghanistan did not collapse after the soviets left, it collapsed when soviet union collapsed when the money dried up. I am optimistic that providi
Im going to talk today about something that has unconsciously and indirectly led to a tyranny of experts. Lets call it the technocratic approach to Economic Development. Its the idea that poverty is really just a set of technical robs, so that, for example problems, so that, for example, for malaria theres a variety of Technical Solutions. One of them involves spraying a chemical on the walls of peoples houses, on the inside walls of peoples houses to kill mosquitoes that carry malaria. Thats a technical solution. Another technical solution might be to convert land to higher valueses like from food crops that have low value to Forestry Products that have high value. Now let me tell you why this might, this purely technical approach to development which seems so appealing, so straightforward, so countercontroversial might, in fact, be not quite that easy. So heres the story. And this is not a happy story. This is not like do not think this is the runup to a punch to a joke. Ill try to w
And we will be getting some answers today as to how a young girl died in the crash of asiana flight 214. Complete coverage in just a the warm temperatures are going to be here for the weekend. We just have some brief fog for the coast. There will be plenty of sunshine for the afternoon. As we take a look at the visibilitys were not seem very much. You should drive with extra caution and the good news is that it will not lender to much longer. I will have a full detail what coming up at 6 15 a. M. We have keeping an eye on the bay bridge were installed was reported. The good news is that when the tow trucks came they could not locate it. There was no stall and that means the metering lights were not activated early. The traffic has returned to normal. The traffic is flowing again on an estate 580 at the dublin interchange. Road work has been picked up. We are not tracking any hot spots. We are following a developing story this morning out of alameda where an off duty sheriffs deputy fat
Details on the shooting and the investigation ahead. An 8 Year Old Girl the Oakland Community is outraged following the shooting death of a young girl at a sleepover. The latest on the search for her killer. And we will be getting some answers today as to how a young girl died in the crash of asiana flight 214. Complete coverage in just a moment. George san mateo bridge not report any incidents and heres a look at your Golden Gate Bridge ride. James we are following a developing story this morning out of alameda where an off duty sheriffs deputy fatally shot a gunman who was trying to rob a Grocery Store near the corner of high street and santa clara avenue. Kron fours mike pelton is live at the bonfare market mike the deputy shot and killed one of the suspect and the others fled the scene of the police say that deputy might have saved several lives. Many times someone goes through incident like this even if its justified, it can be very difficult for the officer involved anytime you t