Since we've last seen each other in person at an ESSA conference, a lot has happened.
Where to start? From the rather traumatic events of Covid-19 and the lockdown period, the …

Recession, inflation, interest rates, income tax, exchange rates... We are bombarded with
these terms every day-by newspapers, the radio, TV and the internet-but what do they …

In this stimulating book, Morten Jerven questions the historical focus of development
economics as applied to Africa and calls for greater emphasis on the individual experiences …

I would like to begin by thanking the African Finance and Economics Association and
especially its President, Dr. Elizabeth Asiedu, for according me the honour of giving this …

A popular myth about the travails of Africa holds that the continent's long history of poor
economic performance reflects the inability of its leaders and policymakers to fulfill the long …

In 1994 South Africa saw the end of apartheid. The new era of political freedom was seen as
the foundation for economic prosperity and inclusion. The last two decades have seen …

During recent decades the world has been characterised by increasing interdependence of
national economies and of the international scope of markets, distribution systems, capital …

In their replies to my article,'The Poverty of Media Theory', both teams of Tomaselli and
Shepperson and Strelitz and Steenveld refer to revelations to the South African Truth and …

The South African economy performed relatively well in the 1990s to the late 2000s after the
democratic government stabilised the economy in the 1990s. During apartheid, the economy …

We must look beyond the now, the current economy on our doorstep, and... reach out to a
humanity that lies dormant in all of us. While the depth and sophistication of South Africa's …