As it appeared in the BusinessDay of August 18, 2009 Anthropologist Nancy Sheper-Hughes is well-known around the world for her research into the illegal trafficking of human organs. You probably[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of August 11, 2009 Hernando de Soto’s major contribution to development studies and practice is the idea that there is so much capital locked[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of August 4, 2009 In Lagos sometime last year, I was introduced to someone as an anthropologist, and he said – I suppose as[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of July 28, 2009 Sometime last year, at the urging of a friend, I downloaded and listened to a podcast from the American libertarian[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of July 21, 2009 I remember that growing up, the fabric from which my school uniform was made was manufactured in Nigeria, and that[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of Tuesday July 14, 2009We were on our way to a restaurant some nights ago when the friend who was driving the car realised,[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of Tuesday July 6, 2009Is Christianity a symbol of modernization? It depends on who you ask. I recently had a discussion on this subject[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of Tuesday June 30, 2009One of the most notable things about Buchenwald is its relative seclusion. Although it is right in the vicinity of[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of Tuesday June 23, 2009I was recently reading the history of trade between the peoples of the Niger Delta region and Europeans, and one[…]

As it appeared in the BusinessDay of Tuesday June 16, 2009One of the first things anyone interested in development learns is the measure that is popularly described as the poverty[…]