Water: This Rght is Wrong
Thursday, August 05, 2010
By Jacob Mchangama
On 28 July a big majority of the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recognizing “safe and clean drinking water and sanitation” as a human right. Considering that some 2,5 billion people lack sanitation and 900 million people do not have access to safe drinking water this might seem like a welcome development. But turning water and sanitation into a human right is a threat to the poor and to law.
The Broken Window
Saturday, July 31, 2010
By Alwyne Todd
The nineteenth century French economist, Frederick Bastiat, was renowned for his ability to express complex economic principles in a way that could be understood by the man in street.
IMANI Confers with Leading Global Thinkers on Trade Issues
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Last week, IMANI Ghana Executives participated in the last of a series of high-level workshops jointly organised by GARNET (the Network of Excellence on Global Governance, Regionalisation & Regulation) and the prestigious Evian Group at IMD (the International Institute for Management Development) in Lausanne, Switzerland.
IMANI Special Report on the STX-Ghana Deal
Monday, July 05, 2010
Since the STX-Ghana deal took its sour turn towards controversy, many people have asked us, usually privately, what a pro-market organisation such as ours is doing “opposing” a business deal that seems to benefit the private sector more than the public sector.
Winners of 2010 Frédéric Bastiat Anniversary Essay Competition Annouced
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Winners of 2010 Frédéric Bastiat Anniversary Essay Competition Announced
We are pleased to annouce the winners of our 2010 Frédéric Bastiat anniversary essay competition. From a pool of 70 essays from 15 African countries, the following emerged winners.
First prize winner is Chofor Che from Cameroun-USD 800, second prize winner is Tom Siwe from Kenya-USD600, third prize winner is Ndifreke Ette from Nigeria-USD400, fourth prize winner is Japheth Omojuwa from Nigeria- USD 200, fifth prize winner is Laolu Adeniran from Nigeria- USD200 and sixth prize winner is Samuel Amaral from Angola- USD150. Their unedited essays are attached here.
Two entries received honourable mention and for their efforts they receive USD100 each. They are Ms. Dismas A. Massawe from Tanzania and Ms. Pamela Tumwebaze from Tanzania.
The Folly of African Entrepreneurship
Thursday, June 24, 2010
By Rejoice Ngwenya, Harare, Zimbabwe
Deficits in public communication, governance, food, education, health, industry, commerce and infrastructure are an ideal opportunity to innovate for profit. This is what drives industrialisation, not selling jeans at open markets or vegetables and curios along the freeways.
Ghana Sits on Borrowed Money & Borrowed Time
Thursday, June 24, 2010
The World Bank Ghana Country Office’s Conference Room was the scene of lively discussions and startling revelations on Friday last week (18th June 2010).
