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Asian Interest Means Africa Needs New Economic Vision

In a much-publicized statement apparently aimed at China, during her recent visit to Africa U.S.

History, Politics and 30 Years of Development and Reform

Book abstract: Between 1978 and 2006, GDP growth in China maintained an annual average rate of 9.7%, meaning the Chinese economy increased by more than twelve times.

Agricultural Biotechnology: Opportunities, Benefits, and Leadership

Writing exactly 130 years ago, Robert Louis Stevenson acknowledged in A Plea for Gas Lamps that “Cities given, the problem was to light them.” The he proceeded with his indictment of electricity sayin

How They Wrecked the Economy

Recognizing Domestic Workers, Regulating Domestic Work: Conceptual, Measurement, and Regulatory Challenges

This article examines the conceptual, measurement, and regulatory challenges of promoting decent work for domestic workers.

Some Big Ideas from Small Countries

Many small countries on the periphery have experimented with policies and institutions that could usefully be adopted by others. Two decades ago, many thought the lesson of the 1980s had been that Ja

The Economic Returns to Social Interaction: Experimental Evidence from Microfinance

The penetration of formal insurance among low-income populations in developing countries remains low.

The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa

African agriculture is currently at a crossroads, at which persistent food shortages are compounded by threats from climate change.

Introduction

In his acceptance speech as Chairman of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) in February 2010, President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi said: "One challenge we all face is poverty, hunger and malnutri

Comment on New Structural Economics

Justin Lin wants to make structuralist economics respectable again, and I applaud him for that. He wants to marry structuralism with neoclassical economic reasoning, and I applaud this idea too.