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Economic Success in Africa – Are Africa’s Leaders becoming Less Greedy?
Written by kachwanya
In 2005 Robert Guest wrote an article in the Telegraph comparing South Korea and Kenya and the reason why South Korea overtook Kenya in terms of economic growth. The title of the article is in form of a question and a straight simple answer. Why has South Korea overtaken Kenya? […]
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Mobile Phones, Internet and Social Media Use in Kenya
Written by kachwanya
In the developed world, communication has been easier as everyone in one way or another has a telephone line even before the coming of mobile phones and internet. The same could not be said about Africa. Up to around the year 2000, only offices within major urban centres had telephone lines. […]
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A New Step for Brazilian Democracy?
Written by Luis Felipe Morgado
The ongoing trial of several high-ranking public officials in Brazil involved in the mensalão scandal – a widespread corruption scheme – has caught the attention of the Brazilian and international media. In particular, The Economist has covered this issue in pieces that provide a balanced background for the non-Brazilian reader, while […]
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The New Normal Following Superstorm Sandy: Lessons for the Future
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This is a guest contribution from Claudia Juech and Evan Michelson at The Rockefeller Foundation in New York. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, it is a time to reflect and take stock of the events brought on by Superstorm Sandy over the last few weeks: […]
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Sobre cómo el empleo es un juego de azar
Written by Amaya Querejazu
Abstract: The rules under which employment is framed are a mystery to me, the criteria on experience and preparation are always contradictory: you don’t need to have experience, yet you need it if your CV is to be considered; competitiveness has created a game in which “anything goes” – strategies […]
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What happens when YOUR problems and MY problems become OUR problems
Written by Ruth Aine Tindyebwa
Julius Nyerere, the first Prime Minister of Tanzania (then Tanganyika) is believed to have been the first prominent politician to discuss the idea of East African Integration. In 1960, when he spoke on the subject, the East African countries Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda had not yet gained independence. When they […]
