BBC’s World Business news discusses the soon-to-be-effected East African common market. The common market will include Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Rwanda. It will create a trading bloc of about 130 million people. The positive point is that trade will be easier among the countries of the common market, and the common market will be… Read More »
This article was originally written for www.tradeinvestnigeria.com. In May, an Indian trade mission, led by Mr. Ravi Bangar, the deputy permanent representative of India to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), paid a visit to Mr. Jubril Martins-Kuye, Nigeria’s Minister for Commerce and Industry. One of the major issues they discussed was the possibility of India… Read More »
Gary Becker, the economics Nobel laureate who is probably most famous for his application of economics (in his case, rational choice and utility maximisation) to subjects such as racial discrimination, patterns of family organisation and drug addiction, has recommended the creation of a market in immigration. From The Economist: As with any price, one for… Read More »
I’ve been looking for this for a few years now. On the cassette that I had it was mislabelled as Tico Rico. Today, I decided to look for all the tracks on the Hank Crawford’s Tico Rico album on Youtube. (Post PhD-submitted, trying-to-figure-out-what-I-should-be-doing-right-now-that-I-don’t-have-to-obsess-over-not-writing phase.) Imagine the joy when I finally found it. So, join me in… Read More »
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A reader writes: Without undermining the intellectual capabilities and the personal achievements of Ms Hirsi Ali, she often comes accross as self-overestimating and excessively self-benefitting. Since she stepped out of the islamic faith, she seems extremely obsessed with projecting islam in a negative light. For a self-proclaimed islam expert, I would appreciate a discuss that… Read More »
Press Release by SUSPECT on the refusal of the Zivilcourage Prize by Judith Butler at the Berlin Pride on 19th June, 2010: As Berlin Queer and Trans Activists of Colour and Allies we welcome Judith Butler’s decision to turn down the Zivilcourage Prize awarded by Berlin Pride. We are delighted that a renowned theorist has… Read More »
1. On Clifford Geertz’s contributions to the New York Review of Books 2. The other reason Americans should be angry with BP
For BBC Worldservice. Here.
1. Tyler Cowen discusses Germany’s fiscal discipline – MR 2. Another report on Nigeria’s oil spills – NYTimes 3. Nigeria’s finance minister repeats the same old line about diversifying the economy – BBC 4. David Adjaye has exhibits pictures of Africa’s urban architecture – CNN 5. Nigeria’s food blogs – TC