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…