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Why Caribbean boys misbehave
By Dickson C. Igwe
There is a proverb: a good father is worth 100 teachers
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Fascism, Impunity, and Donald Trump
By Dickson C Igwe
The election of Donald Trump marks a new American governance model marked by impunity and machismo. Democracy is increasingly taking a back seat. Hubris and might ascends with the rule of authoritarians and strongmen. True democracy is in intensive care in much of the world.
Trust, confidence, and dollar debt
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. There has been much news about the Non-Aligned Movement in recent years. These are countries considered neutral- not linked at the hip with the USA or the West. BRICS- Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa and nations in the Middle East, plus a number of others in Asia.
Trust, Confidence and Debt
By Dickson C. Igwe
OK. The 2008 Financial Recession was an example of Dollar redundancy saving the day. The Federal Reserve replaced the impending losses from bad debt from the Sub Prime Mortgage Crisis that could have collapsed the entire western banking system, by creating even more debt. However, this was debt with a difference.
Data Rules
Dickson C. Igwe
The final story on data and statistics affirms the crucial role of specific numbers in community welfare.
When Capital Thrives
Dickson C. Igwe
There are seven pillars upon which capital and growth rest and thrives, Virgin Islands capital from preceding narratives is the land, human resources, technology, learning, and finance that drives the economy and national prosperity.
Measuring Virgin Islands productivity
Dickson C. Igwe
Pursuing a national vision for a prosperous Virgin Islands means adopting an understanding of the country’s capital mix – land, human resources, and technology- its wealth-generating assets, as the tool of change.
2024 value & supply chain
Dickson C. Igwe
Follow the capital trail through the behaviour of the capital mix and its value supply chains. It is important to assess how much of the Capital Mix – wealth-generating assets in the Virgin Islands- with its associated supply and value chains, is in public hands or government, and how much is in the private sector, including non-profit organizations.
Culture & Capital
Dickson C. Igwe
Culture means a way of life of a people. Culture affects capital mix. Capital Mix is the various combinations of capital- land, labor, management, technology, enterprise- that drive prosperity, and social wellbeing.
Capital drives inequality
Dickson C. Igwe
The rich get richer and the poor get poorer, is a useful cliché in revealing the tendency of capital to drive social and wealth inequality
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