Harry Wu and the Quality of Labor
There has been a great deal of talk about jobs and China in the US presidential campaign this year. One of thethings that has not been addressed is the nature of that employment. There is a considerable difference between jobs done willingly by people treated humanely and forced labor under brutal conditions. Candidate rhetoricemphasizes the [...]
Iran’s currency in free fall
Iran’s currency, the rial, fell as much as 18% on Monday to a record low against the US dollar, according to media reports. It dropped to as much as 35,000 to the dollar, according to agencies citing currency exchange sites in the country.The currency has reportedly lost 80% of its value since the end of [...]
UNECA, UNDP to train Tanzanian officials on APRM implementation
The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Development Fund (UNDP) have jointly sponsored a two days training for Tanzanian officials on the implementation of APRM governance reports in Dar es Salaam starting on this Tuesday, 25 September, 2012. APRM-the African Peer Review Mechanism, is a program of the African Union [...]
21st century political economy: prospects & challenges
Introduction It is very difficult to make prognostications about the political economy during hard times amid a general climate of pessimism, but the same holds true when the economy is expanding and most people believe there is no end to the expansion. Public opinion surveys about economic conditions in the next decade and the possibility [...]
Tanzania: Public urged to interest in administration of tax
African civil societies have been warned not to leave the issue of tax administration in the hands of the governments alone, instead they should form parallel institutions to monitor the same. This call was made on Monday last week at the Kunduchi Beach Hotel during an International Training in Tax Administration. The training to representatives [...]
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Kenya’s Professionals call for a supreme natural resource law
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Israel goes to the polls in two or three months
Morsi’s 100 days, a performance which is viewed with mixed feelings
Syria: Arrest of prominent human rights defender Mr Khalil Matouk
