One of the things I'm doing with my time off between graduation and working full time is taking a massive step back when it comes to my thinking about development.  I'm asking myself the following questions:

What do I believe should be the societal goals of "development"?  Is there some level of overall well being (or freedom as Sen would define it) that we consider a right of everyone that inhabits this planet?  If so, upon what basis are those rights determined?  Or is it that, given the ...

In case you missed it, Google's announcement last week marked a real turning point for multinational corporations.  It set precedence for the corporation, representing Western values, standing up to a foreign state.  This value clash involves a plethora of important questions with not so obvious answers.

When localizing a product for a certain country or culture or expanding operations internationally, multinational organizations subject themselves to local jurisdiction and as a consequenc...