Recessions and the Public Purse
The accumulation of public debt during recessionary periods is unavoidable. However, it can be argued that policy decisions play a crucial..
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Trickle-down economics: A strawman or a plausible argument?
It can be argued that the country still struggles to forget its colonial past and a legacy of uneven development, coming out of an acute...
GDP: The Half-Baked Measure of Development
It is important that we have both objective and subjective measures of development as they provide a clearer picture of the stability of...
Weekly Shots: China's Policies, Financial Inclusion in South Africa, U.S GDP, Africa's Commodities
In this week's review we look at global economic and finance developments in China, South Africa, U.S and Africa
From Rags to Riches: The Case of Singapore
When Singapore became independent in 1959, it was poor with low per capita income, low levels of education and high unemployment. One...
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