ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
During the liberation struggle Eritrean people not only became the victims of the Ethiopian government but were also killed by the ELF and EPLF. To mention a few examples:: In the 1960s fifty Christian peasants were executed at the behest of the ELF leadership ( Megesteab 2005: 43) . Another version of this story between …
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Abstract: In recent years, the World Bank has been at the vanguard in pressing for a circumscribed role for the State in developing countries. It therefore comes as somewhat of a surprise that the 1997 World Development Report (WDR – the World Bank’s annual flagship publication), The State in a Changing World, underscores the continuing …
World Development Report 1997, the twentieth in this annual series, is devoted to the role and effectiveness of the state: what the state should do, how it should do it, and how it can do it better in a rapidly changing world. These issues are high on the agenda in developing and industrial countries alike. …
The Magna Carta (also known as Magna Carta Libertatum) is a medieval charter signed by King John of England on June 15, 1215. It’s considered one of the most important documents in the history of democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Key Provisions 1. *Protection of individual rights*: The Magna Carta established the …
In the year 325 CE, the fate of Christianity hung by a thread. In the grand halls of Nicaea, under the watchful gaze of Emperor Constantine, a gathering of bishops from across the Roman Empire convened to confront a question that would shape the Church for all time: Was Jesus Christ truly God, or merely …
This documentary shows the incredible story of the Second Italo-Ethiopian war and how Emperor Haile Selassie inspired his people to defend their land, despite overwhelming odds. This video is for documentary and educational purposes. No images and footage shown are intended to shock the viewer. Everything is displayed in context and censored as much as …
Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty, translated by Arthur Goldhammer, is a groundbreaking exploration of wealth and income inequality from the 18th century to the present day. This audiobook delves deep into the dynamics of capital accumulation and distribution, challenging long-held economic assumptions. Listen to the Audio
The fight for greater equality has been behind some of the most momentous moments in human history. But since the advent of neoliberalism in the 1980’s, there’s been a view by many economists that inequality is inevitable and any interventions against it are unadvisable. In this eighth lecture in INET’s “Economics For People” series, Ha-Joon …