How African thinkers of the 1980s fed into today's inequality debates
Ghanaian postcolonial intellectuals viewed terms such as development, neo-colonialism, self-reliance, and indigeneity as central to discussions of global inequalities.
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Ghanaian postcolonial intellectuals viewed terms such as development, neo-colonialism, self-reliance, and indigeneity as central to discussions of global inequalities.
Inequality is an issue that arises everywhere in the world today. Recent studies by economists such as Branko Milanovic and Thomas Piketty have look
Why Kenyans Fear a New IMF Loan The terrible impact of past IMF loans has made it clear to many Kenyans that yet another loan spells disaster. Pictured above is Central Bank of Kenya. Due to COVID-19, Kenyans have been protesting online against IMF loans. World2 hours ago Never did I imagine that opposing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan to Kenya would be viewed by the Kenyan authorities as a criminal act. But that is exactly what transpired in early April when activist Mutemi Kiama was arrested and charged with âabuse of digital gadgetsâ, âhurting the presidencyâ...
The splash of Daily Monitor’s first edition on July 31, 1992 screamed: “This privitisation drive stinks badly
"The demonstration of superfluous consumption amidst mass hardship must be eliminated. Thus sumptuous hotel dinners, the exhibition of costly jewellery and dress, and the display of surplus motor space speeding past long queues for heavily overloaded public transport, to mention only a few, must be limited severely." — Professor Anisur Rahman, Member of first Planning Commission, 1974. Capitalist growth is very much visible in Bangladesh now. The nature and quality of capitalism deserve much investigation and analysis. However, the direction of this form of economic growth contradicts aspir...