Ranil Dissanayake
Ranil Dissanayake is a hybrid creature: part economist and part historian. He has worked in a number of African countries, advising Governments on issues related to aid management. He is currently on an indefinite blogging hiatus.
Posts by Ranil Dissanayake
Ropey use of picture editor notwithstanding…
Thursday, November 22nd, 2012Tags: Kick Ass, Matt, McLovin, this isn't going to be a habit or anything - I'm still on an indefinite blogging hiatus
Posted in Development, Economics, Research | Comments Off
Obscure Causality
Sunday, October 2nd, 2011Tags: More ramblings on history and development
Posted in Development, Economics, History | 1 Comment
A Couple of Provocative Thoughts
Thursday, September 15th, 2011Tags: Somaliland, State building, taxation
Posted in Development, Economics, Governance, Political Economy | 9 Comments
A Little Too Idealized
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011Tags: A little cynicism goes a long way
Posted in Aid, Economics | 2 Comments
What Now?
Tuesday, August 9th, 2011Tags: Chris Bayly, Marsellus Wallace, This is not an attack on RCTs (I'm a big fan and am helping run one myself) - but just questioning how they are hyped
Posted in Development, Research | 4 Comments
Property Righteous
Friday, July 29th, 2011Tags: property rights
Posted in Development, Economics | 4 Comments
Tomorrow Morning I Will Not Wake Up on the African Continent
Tuesday, July 12th, 2011Posted in Africa | Comments Off
On Rationality and Information
Monday, July 4th, 2011Tags: It's complicated
Posted in Development, Worst practices | Comments Off
Dissing Development and Economics, Guardian Edition
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011Tags: books, economics, Hobsbawm
Posted in Africa, Economics, Research | 4 Comments