Development economics as a field of study was formally launched in the 1950s by the Afro-Caribbean economist Arthur Lewi…
Tag: economics
Corporate tax is a feminist matter
CitiGroup, Coca Cola, ExxonMobil, General Motors, Goldman Sachs, Verizon, Wal-Mart, Pfizer, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of Ame…
Decolonizing the teaching of economics in South Africa
Recently Ihsaan Bassier, a graduate student in economics at the University of Cape Town (UCT) in South Africa, wrote a t…
Hillary Clinton, Goldman Sachs and ‘African Development’
Hillary Clinton is still refusing to release the transcripts of three paid speeches she gave in 2013 at Goldman Sachs, “…
It’s the economy stupid, N°2
Here’s episode 2 in our new series. If you missed the first instalment and the rationale behind, click here. (1) S…
Is one continent, one country a viable strategy for Africa-China relations?
Three top executives of state-owned China Railway Construction Corporation Limited were fatally shot in the Radisson Ble…
The emperor gets a new wardrobe
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had 40 African leaders donned in his signature raw silk kurtas (aka Modi ja…
The World Bank has a terrible memory
I am currently working on a small project with some colleagues on the economic impact of natural resources in developing…
What can Africa learn from the Greek crisis?
In recent days many of our readers have requested analysis of the Greek/Euro crisis and how to relate it to Africa’…
The oil giants are coming to Tanzania
International oil giants are bearing down on East Africa. Off the coast of Tanzania, the discovery of 46.5 trillion cubi…