Monthly Archives: February 2018

Africa in the 21st century: The more things change the more they stay the same?

Posted on February 26, 2018 by

Francis Teal (Editor, Journal of African Economies) During the course of the latter part of the twentieth century Africa went through a cycle of great optimism, at the time of independence from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s, to great … Continue reading →

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Links round-up

Posted on February 23, 2018 by

Hi all, Can someone please explain to me why, every time it gets even slightly warm for a few days, we get an arctic blast of sub-zero temperatures, like being slapped in the face by an angry snowman? Waiting for … Continue reading →

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Links round-up

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

Hi all, I’m struggling for a good intro today. I normally talk about sports, but the NBA’s broken for the All-Star weekend (in which my happiness will only be complete if Joel Embiid dunks Russell Westbrook’s soul out of his … Continue reading →

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Links round-up

Posted on February 9, 2018 by

Hi all, Normally, the links would be starting with some reference to Sri Lanka’s performance in the cricket (after scoring roughly infinity runs this week, it’s day two and we’re eight wickets down. In the second innings. Luckily, Bangladesh are … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 2, 2018 by

Hi all, Normally when Sri Lanka are five hundred runs to the good and have seven wickets in hand, I’m responding to all text and e-mail traffic with ‘Deeply ill. Unlikely to recover until the 90th over the day has … Continue reading →

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