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A brand new economics for a very dangerous time
By Dickson C. Igwe
Supply Side, Trickle Down, Economics, - Neo Liberalism- has failed to deliver prosperity for western workers.
Demographics: The 800-pound gorilla in the room
By Dickson C. Igwe
The Virgin Islands population mix, demographic, and migration patterns, and how these are used in Julius Caesar’s campaign, is the great unmentionable in the room.
The Trump Economy: the protectionist model
Dickson Igwe
There are lessons to be learned from a booming USA; the proceeding story is second of a series of narratives on Donald J. Trump’s business first, protectionist, economics. The narrative juxtaposes the US economic model with that of the [British] Virgin Islands.
The Third March, Part A
Dickson Igwe
The Virgin Islands General Election is to take place before the end of 2018 or early 2019. It will be an epic affair. The General Election will be a hard fought battle. In politics, the stakes are always high.
It will be seeing a national movement of voters marching to the ballot box. And the 2018/2019 General Election is a continuation of two preceding marches.
A hard climb out the economic hole!
Dickson Igwe
Hurricanes Irma and Maria pulled the (British) Virgin Islands (VI) into a huge environmental and ecological "hole." That ecological crater is also an economic pit. Political and social leaders of the VI do not appear to have any cohesive and unified plan for pulling the economy out of recession. There are no solutions being offered. There is no vision on the horizon.
A sustainable economic vision- Part A
Dickson Igwe
The world is facing huge environmental and ecological threats, and a climate change narrative that is changing the culture and way of life, of geographically and ecologically vulnerable communities and societies.
Economies 'built on sand' - Part B
Dickson Igwe
Countries that depend upon a single product and a single market for their economic existence put all their eggs into a single basket. When that basket takes a hit, deep recession and depression are the results.
Economies ‘built on sand’- Part A
Dickson Igwe
Countries that depend upon a single product and a single market for their economic existence put all their eggs into a single basket. When that basket takes a hit “all hell breaks loose.”
Prospect Reef & a grand vision for the Virgin Islands
Dickson Igwe
Simple location and geography state that Prospect Reef, a Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated marina and resort, sitting on a spectacular and picturesque shoreline of Road Town, Capital of Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands, is one of the best locations in the Caribbean, to build a Nautical and Ocean Sciences College.
There is no dream, without learning
Dickson Igwe
What type of learning culture is required to take the Virgin Islands into the next epoch in its history and development?
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