Tag Archives: tax justice

reblogging 4 Things You Probably Know About Poverty That Bill and Melinda Gates Don’t

Posted on February 6, 2015 by roger henke

Needs no comments. Two of the authors are associated with The Rules, the other one is an editor at this online magazine. I’ve had my serious doubts about the Gates Foundation from the moment I learned about the way it … Continue reading →

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Corrupt, corrupter, corruptest

Posted on February 4, 2014 by roger henke

I’m known to have a fancy for corruption. Click corruption in the list of key words (right column) and you’ll see. Al Jazeera just published an article by Jason Hickel that nicely summarizes the many threads of my own musings, … Continue reading →

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visualizing corruption

Posted on June 17, 2013 by roger henke

The recent  release by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists  of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts, that expose hidden dealings of politicians, con men and the mega-rich the world over connects so many of my fancies that I cannot let … Continue reading →

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inequality, development and politics

Posted on January 22, 2013 by roger henke

Inequality is suddenly a hot topic in development land. Should or shouldn’t it be part of the post-2015 development agenda? The Broker, a Netherlands-based independent platform and online magazine on globalization and development, has recently published a dossier on inequality, and … Continue reading →

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corruption

Posted on December 2, 2012 by roger henke

One of my fancies is corruption. I come from a country that’s scored as being very clean by Transparency international (in 2011: 8.9 on a scale of 10) and then moved to places like Cambodia (2.1) and Nepal (2.2). Corruption … Continue reading →

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