This book by the prominent Argentinian economist Claudio Katz explores the contemporary relevance of the dependency theory: to what extent does it explain today’s world? Dependency theory: the fu
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In memoriam Walt Rostow
Walt Whitman Rostow died 20 years ago. His was a life of turns and twists, incredible career achievements and falls. Coming from the humble background of a Russian Jewish immigrant family, he did h
Who Lost What?
Who Lost Russia is a revised and updated edition of a book that was originally published in 2017 and was prompted, as its author Peter Conradi informs us, by Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014
Uganda’s structural transformation: What’s the role of urbanisation?
How is Uganda doing on its structural transformation and what is the role of urban areas in this process? Uganda’s economy has been experiencing structural transformation for the past two decades
Jervin and Rodrik: Lessons for Africa
This is a review of two books published in the past 3 years, Morten Jerven’s Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong (2015), Dani Rodrik’s Economics Rules (2017). Jerven focuses on Africa whereas R