The World Bank just released a report on the economics of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It provides estimates…
Browsing: Essays & Editorial
By Rakesh Mohan Broad consensus had been achieved around dominant neoliberal thinking in relation to financial sector regulation and monetary…
The rise of corporate market power is receiving increasing attention in research and public discourse—with good reason. Increased interest in…
Afrobarometer is now in its 20th year as a pre-eminent, independent, non-partisan network of African research institutes in several African…
Africa’s emerging economies present exciting opportunities to global businesses for expansion in retail and distribution. Changing demographics and improving business…
Africa’s youth are key forces of sustainable development. Indeed, both the African Union’s (AU) Agenda 2063 and United Nations’ 2030…
By John Page By some estimates, Africa’s working-age population will grow by approximately 450 million people—about 3 percent per annum—between…
For once in a long while, conventional media must be congratulated for socially-responsible reporting on hunger-related deaths and thousands of…
By John Page Economists have long regarded structural change—the movement of workers from lower to higher productivity employment—as essential to growth…
Early in the New Year is report card time on democracy. Organizations monitoring the state of democracy worldwide assess the…
