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Tag Archives: Governance
What Happens During A U.S. Government Shutdown? Is It Really That Serious?
Few national events in the United States reveal the fragility of public systems like a government shutdown. This event might not be an excessively dramatic […]
Pros and Cons of GDP as a Macroeconomic Indicator
The gross domestic product or GDP of a particular country represents the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced within its borders […]
Disadvantage of Building More Roads and Widening Existing Ones
Traffic congestion is one of the major developmental problems in urban areas in both developed and developing countries. Some of the cities with the worst […]
Difference Between Fiscal Policy and Monetary Policy
Fiscal policy and monetary policy are macroeconomic tools used for managing the economy or to be more specific, to resolve macroeconomic problems such as recession, […]
Elite Capture in Ghana: Inside the Failed Fight Against Illegal Small-Scale Mining
In 2017, Ghana launched an ambitious war against illegal small-scale gold mining, widely known as galamsey. The government instituted a moratorium on all small-scale mining, […]
Economy of China Explained: A Socialist Market Economy
Following the failure of its centrally planned economy based on communism and the specific economic system used in the former Soviet Union, including the disastrous […]
Theories of the Causes of Corruption
Corruption is a complex phenomenon that takes various forms and methods, involves different actors and affect different parties, and transpires in environments that are conducive […]
40-Year Data Show Republicans Fund Science More Than Democrats
In American politics, it is often assumed that the Democratic Party stands as the champion of science while the Republican Party remains skeptical of its […]
Unrealized Capital Gains Tax: Advantages and Disadvantages
The value of assets can increase more than their costs while it is held unsold due to the impacts of various market forces like market […]