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    Another Nobel for Anglocentric Neoliberal Institutional Economics

    Originally published: Challenging Development+ on October 22, 2024 (more by Challenging Development+)

    New institutional economics has received another so-called Nobel prize, ostensibly for again claiming that good institutions and democratic governance ensure growth, development, equity & democracy.

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    More poverty for the poor

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    Many low-income countries (LICs) continue to slip further behind the rest of the world. Meanwhile, people in extreme poverty have been increasing again after decades of decline.

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    Government debt is symptom, not cause

    Originally published: Challenging Development+ on June 20, 2024 by Ndongo Samba Sylla (more by Challenging Development+)

    Developing country governments are being blamed for irresponsibly borrowing too much. The resulting debt stress has blocked investments and growth in this unequal and unfair world economic order.

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