By Peter Maass. Reviewd by Steven Mufson. We tend to take for granted the comforts of modern life. Few…
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Kate Bayliss. South Africa is suffering an electricity crisis. Blackouts have been widespread and the impact disastrous. Electricity supply is…
Illicit financial flows (IFFs), defined as “money illegally earned, transferred or used”, are increasingly understood as a threat to sustainable…
Good Afternoon Ladies and Gentleman. As is always the case, I am in my elements when discussing the means and…
Professor William Easterly, in his new book “The Tyranny of Experts,” makes compelling arguments on why economic development in…
The problems in Nigeria’s electricity industry stem from a variety of sources, not least is the absence of a national…
By Peter S. Wenz. The solution to reducing unemployment? Inefficiency; according to philosophy professor Wenz’s (Take Back the Center) bold…
Joseph E. Stiglitz. Reviewed by Professor Thomas B. Edsall. Joseph E. Stiglitz’s new book, “The Price of Inequality,” is the…
John O. Ifediora. The current state of affairs in Nigeria would perplex and disturb any observer with the mildest of…
Elliot Kraft. The African Union (AU) plan to launch an All-Africa passport for citizens of the continent’s 54 member states,…