Brahima Coulibaly is a senior fellow and Vice President of Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution.
Jun 16, 2020 considers how Africa can get more from globalization, emphasizes the importance of job creation on the continent, and warns that, without adequate international support during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no “best-case scenario” for African economies.
Jun 4, 2020 , et al. offer four reasons why maintaining spending on schools will help the continent to tackle the pandemic.
Apr 9, 2020 & call for an immediate two-year moratorium on payments to give governments the fiscal space they need.
May 30, 2019 & ask why the ratio of African incomes to those in advanced economies has fallen since the early 1980s.
May 3, 2018 describes research suggesting that services could sustain the same growth rates as manufacturing.
Not long ago, America was the unchallenged global hegemon. But as inept leadership fuels an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases amid deepening economic distress and nationwide protests against systemic racism and police violence, many are wondering whether the US can govern itself, much less lead the world.
