Why states collapse
The syndrome of state collapse stares us in the face. Its indicators include mounting democratic pressures; refugees resulting in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies; the legacy of the…
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The Return of the Taliban
Afghanistan is a central Asian country with landmass of 652,864 km2 and a population of 32.9 million. It is a poor country with a GDP of $21.7 billion and a per capita income of $493. It is…
On the duties of government and the obligations of the New Prince
In his famous book, The Leviathan, the English political philosopher Thomas Hobbes depicts a state of nature where “the life of man is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. In the…
Decline and fall of the naira
Money is a public good, defined as that class of commodities or services that freely benefits all members of society. Money fulfils three economic functions: a unit of account, a store of…
Public Finance and the Good Life
The sole purpose of government, since Aristotle, Kautilya and Thomas Jefferson, is to ensure the peace, security and welfare of all the citizenry. The ancient Greek Athenians termed it …