What African economies need: good, old fashioned industrial policy
In terms of economic development, most African countries are operating below the least developed country income
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Is it too late now to say sorry?
The IMF is now acknowledges its neoliberal agenda over the last couple of decades was a mistake. Should we take them at their word.
Intersectionality and Economics
Postcolonial and intersectional theories, the dominant tendencies in student movements, suffer from an absence of economic analysis.
Fantastically Corrupt
Where did UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, get the idea Nigeria and Afghanistan were the most corrupt countries worldwide and the UK was squeaky clean?
Inequality and more inequality
Reading maps, the interventionist state and another $15 billion missing from Nigeria's government.
The Ghost of the IMF’s Past
The IMF’s latest tussle with the government of Mozambique and Voodoo Economics are among our #WeekendSpecials
Nigeria’s economy is blinking and shaking
Nigeria is Africa's largest democracy and largest economy. It also dominates this issue of #WeekendSpecials.
The Panama Papers are everywhere
Their release confirm what many of us already know about the tax dodging habits of the global elite. And other #WeekendSpecials.
Decolonizing the teaching of economics
South Africa’s economic realities (inequality, poverty, unemployment, demographic underrepresentation, racism) must be at the heart of the curriculum.
Spotlight on the World Bank
Why every country should have its own credit ratings agencies and other #WeekendSpecials.
What happened to ‘Africa Rising’?
Right. A better bet is for Africa to industrialize if it’s going to meaningfully rise. That’s the lesson from history.
Hillary Clinton’s ‘African Development’
The Clintons have long been entangled with this corporate development agenda.
It’s the economy, number four
This is number four in our weekly round up of economics news. Written and compiled by Grieve Chelwa.
It’s the economy stupid, number three
This is number three in our weekly round up of economics news. Written and compiled by Grieve Chelwa.
It’s the economy, number two
This is number two in our weekly round up of economics news. Written and compiled by Grieve Chelwa.
It’s the economy, number one
This is number one in our new, weekly round up of economics news. Written and compiled by Grieve Chelwa.
The bargaining power of African states
One of the main challenge for the continent remain: there is a lack of consensus in terms of African strategies towards India, the US, or China.
The emperor gets a new wardrobe
African political elites will continue to use the spoils of "development" and aid to serve their personal interests.
When Thomas Piketty went to South Africa
Bizarrely, for all the attention paid Piketty’s visit to South Africa, we've learned very little about what he actually said. So, what did he tell his hosts?
The World Bank has a terrible memory
Writing from afar plus writing with sun glasses that are heavily tainted with ideology is dangerous.