What is the price of Peace?
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
The spate of terrorist attacks from Paris to Turkey, Lebanon to Nigeria demands our collective reflection on the price of peace.
The Institute for Economics and Peace, an policy think-tank, issues an annual...
Brazil Notes: An Alternate Model of Development
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
For the past two weeks I have been in Sao Paulo, Brazil as a guest speaker of the "Centromere de Estudo de Cultura Contemporanea" (Centre for the study of contemporary culture). It...
The poor are not doomed to stay poor – Bill Gates
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
In an earlier post in this blog, I explained why I think the legacies of Bill Gates will outlive most of his entrepreneurial or philanthropic contemporaries. (Read here)
Gates’ philanthropy and commitment to tackling...
Wage Peace (A Holiday Message)
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
Happy Holidays to readers and followers of this blog and all people of good will. This holiday season, we are reminded to celebrate life, speak for those who cannot speak for themselves,...
Quote of the Week: A fundamental asymmetry in Globalization
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
"A fundamental asymmetry in globalization is between capital and labour. Capital is now free to move across national frontiers; the daily flow of dollars and other major currencies runs into billions. There...
“I simply decided I had enough money”
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
Social economists say that two crucial human wants that do not obey the Law of Diminishing Returns: Power and Wealth.
For most things in life, the more you have of it the less...
Brazil Notes: The Diversity Paradox
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
Still on my trip to Brazil…
While in Brazil I had the opportunity to attend the annual national academic conference of social scientists in the country. It was a gathering of the crème...
Brazil Notes: The “Zero Hunger Program”
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
Still on my visit to Brazil…
One of the most intriguing discoveries I made during my stay in Brazil was finding out that the country has a ministry dedicated to the prevention of...
2011 Nobel Peace Prize winners: A Timely Tribute to Women Peacemakers
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakul Karman, who have fought tirelessly to organize women for peace and human rights, share the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.
In awarding the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize...
The True Price of Fashion
By Bonny Ibhawoh,
A BBC story highlights the price others pay to make us look fashionable.
Jeans with a distressed, already-worn look are made by blasting them with sand. Apparently, this can give factory workers an...