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Herman Mashaba
2021-05-02T06:38:50.000ZFew gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it, then, that today the former British colonial trading post is a thriving Asian metropolis with not only the world's number one airline, best airport, and busiest port of trade, but also the world's fourthhighest per capita real income?The story of th...
Herman Mashaba
2019-12-24T14:42:35.000ZAlso recommended by
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World on Fire
How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
For over a decade now, the reigning consensus has held that the combination of free markets and democracy would transform the third world and sweep away the ethnic hatred and religious zealotry associated with underdevelopment. In this astute, original, and surprising investigation of the true impact of globalization, Yale Law School professor Amy ...
Herman Mashaba
2019-08-27T05:17:35.000ZHow did Einstein's mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson's biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.Based on the newly released personal letters of Albert Einstein, Walter Isaacson explores how an i...
Herman Mashaba
2018-10-02T13:52:24.000Z
Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous
The Story Behind the Headlines (The MIT Press)
A frontline account of how to fight corruption, from Nigeria's former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.In Fighting Corruption Is Dangerous, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has written a primer for those working to root out corruption and disrupt vested interests. Drawing on her experience as Nigeria's finance minister and that of her team, she describes da...
Herman Mashaba
2018-04-29T05:57:11.000Z