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By Alagi Yorro Jallow (Published November 8, 2023) “Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty,” authored by Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson, is a compendium of historical facts and figures synthesized with developmental economic analysis that crossed centuries to answer the question: Why Nations fail boldly? The […]
Every so often, as a reader and a writer, you come across a writer whose work is so breathtakingly relatable that you are genuinely scared that there is someone out there who thinks like you and sees life through the same lens as you. You will agree with almost everything […]
by Michela Wrong. Review by Alagi Yorro Jallow . Fatoumatta: Another good book by Journalist Michela Wrong. Of her books, I shared. Her books are worth reading for students of Political Science, public policy influencers, and journalists interested in corruption. As a foreign correspondent stationed in Zaire/Congo, the author, Journalist […]
Reviewed by Foday Samateh. “Six armed men wearing masks came to the printing works at 2:00 a.m., fired shots into the air, and ordered the employees to lie on the ground. One of them then set fire to the new press…completely destroying it.” The police didn’t investigate the crime much […]