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Pakistan’s CSR Mentality Change
Since arriving in Karachi nine months ago, I have heard widespread criticism of CSR in Pakistan for being focused on philanthropy as opposed to sustainable business practices. Such criticism results in calls for a change in mindset in relation to CSR. However, on their own these calls will have little effect. In reflecting on my […]
A Diary of A Food Volunteer
May 14, 2000. A bus load of volunteers and myself head to the Thar desert. We set up a relief collection point in Indus Valley School, and plan to participate in the distribution of the relief goods. Our leaders in this campaign are the Raasta Development Consultants’ people. We are met by the staff of […]
Commodity Crises: A Liberal Capitalist Perspective
In 1997, Vietnam, a predominantly agricultural country where 80 percent of the population is rural, lifted the internal and external trade restrictions on rice: its main staple. 95 percent of urban households are net buyers of rice and a North-South divide exists in terms of rice production. The incidence of poverty in the rural areas, […]
Future Food
Ever wondered why Creation allocated only 29 percent of Earth’s surface to land and 79 percent to water? Or why this huge water mass was made saline? Tough questions; unless you believe in Divine Wisdom and can think beyond yourself and your progeny as far as the future of this planet is concerned. For the […]