The incredible candidacy of Peter Obi
This website is not just about just economics. It is also about good governance. Surprisingly – and it is a happy surprise – it is to Nigeria we must go for a shining example of it. Continue Reading
Articles
Solving the unemployment problem: Tourism as a secondary engine of employment
The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife states that Kenya has a carrying capacity of 7 – 7.5 million tourists. which suggests that we are operating at less than 30% of our potential. Continue Reading
The policy implications of the Asian Tigers’ agriculture-based economic lift-offs
Constructing the kind of ecosystem within which the substantial productivity increases arising from widespread, small-scale agriculture can be realised is an immense task. But it is a task worthy of all our efforts. Continue Reading
Small-scale agriculture: The forgotten first-stage rocket of the Asian Tigers’ lift-off
“If you wish for industrialisation, prepare to develop agriculture.” ~ Michael Lipton Continue Reading
Dealing with unemployment – A sectoral approach
In November 2022, the Business Daily reported that only 9% of Kenyans have permanent, full time jobs… Mass unemployment among our youth is a ticking time-bomb. Continue Reading
Dear President Ruto, tax the land instead of the people in order to swiftly achieve your agenda
Imagine, for example, that there was a blanket tax rate on land of, say, KES 1,000 per acre per month, or KES 12,000 per annum. Continue Reading
Is a plutocratic America in terminal decline?
The reality is that the US is a de facto one-party state. Continue Reading
Kenya: A Question of Land
An economically undeveloped society with an inequality of opportunities is a society that is ripe for land reform. An economy/society that allows the accumulation – for a select few – of an unearned income arising from the private ownership of land is an unjust economy/society. Continue Reading
Perspectives on the troubling matter of Kenya’s national debt
Greece teaches us, if we will listen, that the time is likely to come when Kenya will be unable to pay government workers’ salaries and will not be able to fund essential public services, such as security. Continue Reading