Fighting Corruption In Developing Countries

By Bertram I. Spector (ed.). The introductory chapter by Spector succinctly sets out the purpose…


Crude World: The Violent Twilight Of Oil

  By Peter Maass. Reviewd by Steven Mufson. We tend to take for granted the comforts of modern…


The Tyranny of Experts

  Professor William Easterly, in his new book “The Tyranny of Experts,” makes compelling…


Functional Inefficiency: The Unexpected Benefits of Wasting Time And Money

By Peter S. Wenz. The solution to reducing unemployment? Inefficiency; according to philosophy…


The Price of Inequality: How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future.

Joseph E. Stiglitz. Reviewed by Professor Thomas B. Edsall.  Joseph E. Stiglitz’s new book, “The…


Boko Haram: Inside Nigeria's Unholy War

By Mike Smith. Book Review. Boko Haram’s pledge of allegiance to Islamic State of Iraq and the…


Power System Economics

Steven Stoft. The first systematic presentation of electricity market design-from the basics to the…


The Financialisation of Power in Africa

SARAH BRACKING. The financial crash of 2008 led people all over the world to ask how far financiers…


Out of Poverty: What works when traditional approaches fail

Paul Polak. Reviewed by Mathew Bransworth. For the past twenty-five years, two questions have kept…


Somali piracy and terrorism in the Horn of Africa

Christoper L. Daniels. Reviewed By John Hoist. Christopher L. Daniels’s timely book on piracy and…