Tag archive for ‘corruption’
Africa’s Window of Opportunity
Just when Europe’s economic future has deteriorated Africa’s is looking more promising than for many decades. That promise is underpinned by global commodity prices, high despite the world recession, and by years of gradual reforms. The revenues from resource extraction are going to increase massively. This is because Africa is the last frontier for resource [...]
Assessment System Required to Ensure Aid Makes a Real Difference
How should aid be provided? Aid appears to be at its best when it is designated to finance beneficial projects. If aid finances a school or a health clinic then surely it is useful. Unfortunately, this is often an illusion for the simple reason that such projects may well have been undertaken by the government [...]
Practical And Modest Striving
Achieving attainable goals is more convincing that proclaiming great visions. It seems that Europe has always been at a turning point. Our current status quo appears ominous because of the financial crisis and the fall of social-democratic governments throughout Europe. But in reality there never was a ‘golden age’ for social democracy, and it is [...]
