Page 31 - Centre For Development News Today

British economist and director of economics at the University of Oxford Sir Paul Collier said economies on the African continent needed larger firms, secure property rights and proper planning on all spheres of government if nations in the region hoped to achieve "miracle" growth and development at an individual and collective level. Collier was speaking during a virtual webinar on Wednesday evening titled "Capitalism and the poor: Why Africa needs more firms". The webinar was organised by the ...

Martin Wolf in conversation with Ann Bernstein Search Polity Note: Search is limited to the most recent 250 articles. To access earlier articles, click Advanced Search and set an earlier date range. To search for a term containing the & symbol, click Advanced Search and use the search headings and/or in first paragraph options. With... Clear Search Sponsored by Sponsored by 0.40 MB Ann Bernstein sat down with Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator at the Financial Times. Wolf has been des...

Express News Service KOCHI:  Pinarayi 2.0 is expected to give a massive push to the mega infrastructure projects initiated in the first term, including the Rs 64,000-crore semi-high speed rail project connecting Thiruvananthapuram to Kasaragod and the 610-km waterways project connecting 11 districts, besides tackling the financial crisis-cum-bloated labour issues of KSRTC. “The mandate is for the continuation of the development projects initiated by the LDF government. There are several unfi...

John Imonbhio Abhuere was born on 21st April 1951 at Unuwazi Uromi, Edo State, Nigeria. He attended St. John’s Anglican Primary School, Unuwazi from where he proceeded to Edo Boy’s High School (now Adolor College), Ugbowo, Benin City. He later attended the University of Lagos for a Bachelor Degree Course, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, University of Ibadan (U.I.), University College, Swansea, South Wales, the University of Wales and the University of Benin for both undergraduate and post...

Date Time Share Economic Reactivation Needs Productive, Fiscal and Institutional Structural Reforms to Move Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable A special issue of the CEPAL Review on COVID-19’s economic and social effects in the region was presented during a webinar led by Alicia Bárcena, the organization’s Executive Secretary. The region of Latin America and the Caribbean has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most harmed in economic and social terms. This is due t...

The region of Latin America and the Caribbean has been the most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the most harmed in economic and social terms. This is due to longstanding structural factors that have portended its dysfunctional development pattern. That is why the economic reactivation must pursue, at the same time, significant productive, fiscal and institutional structural reforms, in order to move forward on configuring a new, inclusive and sustainable development pattern. So stated Al...

Letter: Mass taking of land may well lead to custodianship - Businesslive 29 April 2021 - Ann Bernstein of the Centre for Development and Enterprise disputes the validity of the concerns the Institute of Race Relations has raised regarding the Expropriation Bill and the prospects of a custodial taking of land (“Custodianship of land is not on the table”, April 25). We welcome the engagement. Ann Bernstein of the Centre for Development and Enterprise disputes the validity of the concerns the...

With the aim of contributing to broadening and deepening discussions regarding the global crisis and its effects on and prospects for recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean, the CEPAL Review has edited a special issue on the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be unveiled next Thursday, April 29, during a webinar that will include a virtual dialogue with authors of the articles to be published in this distinctive edition. The event entitled “COVID-19 and the socioeconomic crisis in Latin Amer...

Credit: © Grameen Foundation Smallholders produce two thirds of all food worldwide. Yet the majority of these approximately 500 million farmers lives in poverty. Their production is susceptible to the impacts of climate change. At the same time, they have poor access to information on agricultural practices that could help them increase production, conserve resources, and sustain their livelihoods. Digitally supported agricultural extension services provide an opportunity to change this. To da...

Expropriation Bill is about far more than implementation - Businesslive 22 April 2021 - The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has an enviable record of policy analysis. While we at the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) may have differences with its positions from time to time, SA would be a better and more prosperous place if its work had a greater influence on policy. Terence Corrigan The Centre for Development and Enterprise (CDE) has an enviable record of policy analysis. While we ...