ISI and Raw Material Dependency: “Twin Killers” of Economic Potential of African Countries (PART 3of 8)
Continued from part 2 A Safe and Secure Way Forward It is neither feasible nor necessary to dismantle ISI because there are jobs and capital investments associated with it. But it is imperative that it should be curtailed going forward. If the curtailment and modification of the effects of ISI are skillfully managed, it will […]
Deploying all of the above trade strategy — compensatory trade techniques
There is no debating the fact that African countries have had a checkered history in fostering an environment that facilitates economic development. At the heart of it is trade strategy or lack thereof of African countries. With very few exceptions, innovative trade finance tools have been underutilized by countries of the continent. There is a […]
US Business and Missed Opportunities in African Countries
U.S. business has missed many opportunities in African Countries.In discussing whether or not US business should be more interested in doing business in African countries, it is important to be specific about what the statement relates to. US businesses are in Africa, by the hundreds in fact. The question is not whether US business is […]
“Tear-jerkers” for checks: NGOs and African countries
That “Aid” has never lifted any country from poverty is a historical fact. The most important principle in providing aid should be to, first, do no harm, the doctor’s creed. Applied to aid and the dispensing of it, it means that aid should not worsen the present or future condition of the recipient. It means […]
Why It will Work
Why “Unleashed” will work: The most compelling reasoning of the treatise is to make success a function of what African leaders do within their borders as opposed to what others can help them to do. The ideas in “Unleashed” can be implemented by any country and any government regardless of the prevailing financial condition, physical […]