• The Market Maker ~ Introduction | Wide Angle
  Eleni Gabre-Madhin is a woman with a dream. The charismatic Ethiopian economist wants to end hunger in her famine-plagued country. But rather than relying on
  (tags: development markets africa commodity_chains agriculture food_security)

Blogging always seemed like a good idea, but perhaps required too much commitment. And, of course, ideas about the world. One of the beauties of Twitter, Facebook and the other places that I can be found is that they require little or no effort: post some things that amuse or interest me and that is that.

That said, I would like to get this webspace off the ground again. And so, henceforth, I will use this blogspace to document my research on bamboo value chains. Expect one or two posts a month, depending on how much I have to say.

• Capitalism Hits the Fan: Richard Wolff on the Economic Meltdown
  New documentary featuring the ideas of Richard Wolff. It would be really nice if radical filmakers could find better ways to distribute their wares. Getting my hands on this will likely be more trouble than it's worth.
  (tags: economics financial_crisis capitalism documentary)
• Twitter Fan Wiki / FrontPage
  Wiki of famous people (and…errr….not people) on Twitter. Is this really useful?
  (tags: twitter wiki socialmedia socialnetworking)