Posts By Alma Freeman
Debate over Corruption Heats Up
February 13, 2013
Over the last few weeks, in our blog, our studies, in well-respected surveys, at think tanks and other organizations, and the media, the topic of corruption and transparency seems to be everywhere you look. However, there seems no clear consensus on the extent of the problem…
Topics: Corruption | Media | Transparency
Countries: Afghanistan | Indonesia | Mongolia | Philippines
Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Help Drive Economy, But Not without Sacrifice
September 12, 2012
The industrial zone of Ashulia, just outside of Bangladesh’s sprawling capital, Dhaka, grabbed headlines in mid-June when hundreds of garment workers demanding higher minimum wages shut down over 300 factories. It was the most violent protests the region had experienced since 2010…
Topics: Books for Asia | Conflict and Fragile Conditions | Economic Development | Education | Governance
Countries: Bangladesh
From Afghanistan: Delivering Books to 34 Provinces
January 27, 2010
At the foot of the Khyber Pass, Peshawar is on the front lines of Pakistan’s war against militants. In one recent month, 221 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded in bombings. Many more lives have been lost on the trek from Peshawar through the Pass to reach Afghanistan’s Jalalabad. It is this route that [...]
Topics: Books for Asia
Countries: Afghanistan
Beating the Odds: Distributing Books in Pakistan
November 4, 2009
Late last month, suicide attacks hit Pakistan’s International Islamic University in relatively peaceful Islamabad, killing at least six people – another violent event that continues to pull the capital further into the fray. In even less secure areas, such as Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the North-West Frontier Province and Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest province, such targeted [...]
Topics: Books for Asia
Countries: Pakistan