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Moving Away From GDP: Suggestions for Metrics to Assess Economic Performance
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is, most certainly, an important yardstick for the economic performance of a country. Economists, policy makers, and central banks use...
Africa and the World Bank: Why it’s Not Too Late
African countries are in a developmental conundrum; they have seen economic reversals in the wake (and arguably because) of the World Bank and yet...
The Return of Good Policies for Bad Reasons: Populism and Industrial Policy
Throughout the most of human evolution both progress as well as its horizontal transmission was extremely slow, occasional and tedious a process. Well into...
To what extent does international aid provide a sticking plaster, rather than a solution, to post-war recovery?
The theory of Good Governance (GG) relies on the belief an effective government builds upon the criteria of transparency and accountability. Moreover, government brings...
Kazakhstan’s Strategy 2050: A Clear Path Forward
W hat the future held the evening of Dec. 26, 1991 was far from certain. At 7:32 pm local time the flag of...
The King of Education: An interview with Privy Council Kasem Wattanachai
2016 was a sad year for Thailand. The country lost the great monarch and Thai people lost the guiding light. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama...
Does Economic Growth Alleviate Poverty in Developing Countries?
Poverty alleviation has implied an important goal for developing countries and policy-makers throughout the last century. Recently, organisations such as the United Nations and...
Uplifting Sustainable Development: The integrative improvement institutes project
T he word “sustainable” has acquired many meanings in recent years. However, in essence, the word means “able to keep going” and it...
International Cooperation towards the future: Achieving Governance
I n our actual international scenario, international relations play a key role, not just to prevent conflicts but also to foster development and...