I remember the first time I heard about this ‘leftover’ bridge story, I was in awe. Is Vietnam smarter with this development thing? Their growth and development narrative is something of a frugal and rare tale – a little hack if you will. To be honest, it felt like a Read More
Asia
Why do governments recycle Ministers?
I know I cannot be the only one who has wondered why governments recycle Ministers, especially on our side of the world. How did the Minister of Defence become Minister of Trade & Industry? And why is it the same group of people shuffled around every eight years? In the Read More
We don’t have to do it alone: Lessons from Asia for Ghana
For Ghana, like other African countries, the Asian experience is instructive. There is a lot to be learned, built on, and challenged. It’s about time the country became more than the six-decade-long ‘hope of Africa’ poster child. In November 2019, I attended a book review of The Asian Aspiration (see Read More