Over the next couple of weeks, I am going to share five photos from a few of my journeys-to-know-more, and what they mean to me. As a development professional, I occasionally get to go to places and experience different things. As an individual, these experiences always strike different chords and Read More
Why governance in Africa is an economic matter
Governance in Africa is an economic matter. States that make heavy use of overt coercion and brutality often do so because they cannot exercise proper authority. They have what Michael Mann labels “despotic power” but not “infrastructural power” to penetrate and shape society. This was true of both the colonial Read More