Asad Shoaib (@assad_shoaib) 's Twitter Profile
Asad Shoaib

@assad_shoaib

Development researcher @UoLondon | Research @peacedirect @PkInfoCom @CREID_Dev @dripakistan & @KofiAnnanFdn| Fmr @CARE @tdeapk @Atlascorps @PIDEpk

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Habibullah Khan (@huk06) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Jahangir Tareen arguably pushed an entire generation of farmers into poverty. This wealth built on the blood of poor farmers, stolen taxes & govt subsidies powers the iphone from which Ali Khan Tareen tweets to us about expanding tax base lol. Zaigham Khan brilliantly captures it in

Dr Jenny Thatcher (@jennyathatcher) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I'm so exhausted of seeing yet another comedy drama series about a 30 something who moves/lives London, working in arts/media industry, living in ex-council flat in a hipper part of London, having load of sex & doing loads of drugs with other posh people. & never worrying about £

Asad Shoaib (@assad_shoaib) 's Twitter Profile Photo

London is a very British city! These identity crisis stricken immigrants trying to become more westernised than the westerns themselves.

Rachel Glennerster (@rglenner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

As development experts we have pushed nonexperts away, saying it was too complicated for regular people to understand. That is not good for building support. Radically simplifying would help us communicate better and make for more effective aid.

Jostein Hauge (@haugejostein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

A wise man once told me that trying to learn about political economy and economic history in an economics department is like trying to learn about atheism in the Catholic church.

Jostein Hauge (@haugejostein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The reason I am positive about China's rise is simple. China has lifted more people out of poverty than the rest of the world put together in the last 50 years, they're leading clean energy investment, and they're changing the international economic order for the better.

Jostein Hauge (@haugejostein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

China's rise, of course, comes with challenges, both domestically and internationally. But there are more reasons to be optimistic than worried. If you want the full picture, read my newsletter piece about China's rise: theglobalcurrents.com/p/embracing-ch…