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Brian Stoddart examines the possible directions of the emerging economic powerhouse and what they may mean for onlookers.
Now that Manmohan Singh’s Congress-led United Progressive…
I remember, and fondly, walking with my mother from the old promenade in Wan Chai westward toward King George V Park. It is a fascinating walk that millions of people have taken,…
Martha Molfetas questions the wisdom of the oil industry’s current search for exploitable reserves.
After turmoil hit Somalia in 1991, oil firms, aid groups, and even embassies…
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In this blog post and video, Andy…
I recently finished writing an article for a law journal on the anti-homosexuality law in Uganda. It focuses on the evolution of this law from a legislative history standpoint,…
Once upon a time, gentrification meant the import of yuppies into areas previously inhabited by working-class people. Yuppies (a term used so freely that many forget it was…
Global consumption grew by $10 trillion from 1990 to 2010. So the $10 trillion question is who benefited and how much?
In a new paper we explore who have been the winners and…
Last Friday, Iranians did what no one expected them to do: They flocked to the polling stations in great numbers and elected the ‚moderate’ candidate, Hassan Rouhani, as the…
I think of Detroit as the municipal, financial, legal equivalent of Schrödinger's cat.It is at once alive and dead. It is locked in a strange twilight zone between the two.But few…
Andy Sumner speculates on the future role of aid agencies.
Imagine a world without extreme poverty. The Economist did and in doing so joined others who have argued that extreme…