What I've Been Reading

I'm still ploughing through my old links so here's the next batch of articles I found interesting:

Development
The problem with non - as in "non-profit" (sethgodin.typepad.com)
The importance of microfinance and property rights go hand in hand (thomaspmbarnett.com)
Are the new global capitalists African? (thomaspmbarnett.com)
The history of "development": racist, imperialist and British? (aid watch)

China
China’s demographic roller coaster to peak by 2030 (allroadsleadtochina.com)
China's footprint in Africa: once upon a coup (pbs.org)
Warnings for executives and their laptops/phones travelling to China (crn.com.au)

Economics, Politics & Regulation
Bottom or not, homebuilders are buying (realpropertyalpha.com)
Revealed: the ghost fleet of the recession (dailymail.co.uk)
After the stimulus: the hangover (john stossel)
Oregon at risk of contracting California disease (newgeography.com)
Reputations one year after the financial crisis (kedrosky.com)

Productivity, Psychology & Inspiration
Rebecca Saxe: How we read each other's minds (ted.com)
Be a Monday person: Friday people are unhappier and angrier (lifehacker.com)
Boost your memory power with a 30-second eye exercise (lifehacker.com)

Sales & Marketing
Learn about clients from their table manners (core77.com)
What alienates top performers (harvardbusiness.org)
How to stay relevant in sales (inc.com)
Buy somebody lunch (whattofix.com)
Cutting back on business travel could reduce profitability by 17% (i2i-align.com)
Activating your LinkedIn network (inc.com)
When considering promotion, think emotion (inc.com)