Fighting Corruption In Developing Countries
By Bertram I. Spector (ed.). The introductory chapter by Spector succinctly sets out the purpose…
The decline in primary commodity prices, electricity outages, and insurgencies hamper economic growth in Africa
The latest Africa’s Pulse shows economic slowdown in Sub Saharan Africa, with growth dipping in…
Crude World: The Violent Twilight Of Oil
By Peter Maass. Reviewd by Steven Mufson. We tend to take for granted the comforts of modern…
Lessons from the South African Electricity Crisis
Kate Bayliss. South Africa is suffering an electricity crisis. Blackouts have been widespread and…
A better way to understand the effects of Money Laundering and Financial Crimes
Illicit financial flows (IFFs), defined as “money illegally earned, transferred or used”, are…
Professor Ifediora's Speech at the Africa Infrastructure Development Conference, Zurich, Switzerland
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentleman. As is always the case, I am in my elements when discussing…
The Tyranny of Experts
Professor William Easterly, in his new book “The Tyranny of Experts,” makes compelling…
As Nigeria remains strapped to a centralized power grid system inherited from the UK, the UK now seeks to adopt the US model of decentralization...Nigeria should do the same
The problems in Nigeria's electricity industry stem from a variety of sources, not least is the…
Corruption is not a uniquely African phenomenon, Africans simply took it to a higher level
Anup Shah. Corruption is both a major cause and a result of poverty around the world. It occurs…
Functional Inefficiency: The Unexpected Benefits of Wasting Time And Money
By Peter S. Wenz. The solution to reducing unemployment? Inefficiency; according to philosophy…