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Free markets & the economics of see & saw
By Dickson Igwe
The following article looks at the free market as a panacea for economic growth, but from two differing perspectives.
INEQUALITY and TRICKLEDOWN in the USA
By Dickson Igwe
The following story is part of a series of articles assessing economic matters in the Virgin Islands. It reviews one aspect of the hemisphere’s largest economy and market: the USA. Wealth inequality in the USA is affecting that country in ways that are yet to be fully assessed.
Riding the powerful global horse
By Dickson Igwe
Two assertions made by vocal voices in the local press over the issue of Foreign Investment in the Virgin Islands are these: ‘’the Virgin Islands are too dependent on Foreign Investment; and a good swathe of the national economy is in the hands of foreigners, which are putting Virgin Islanders on the back burner.’’
Prosperity, free markets, and Virgin Islands development
By Dickson Igwe
Alan Greenspan, in his rendition on globalism and free trade, ‘’ THE AGE OF TURBULENCE: ADVENTURES IN A NEW WORLD,’’ believed the free market was supreme in determining the trajectory of the global economy.
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