ፍትህ ለሁሉም / Justice for All
What truly is the relationship between tech giants and government, especially with the recent change of administrations? How does democracy remain at the forefront when corporations are amassing so much capital and power? How can the US hope to balance out the influence of Big Tech money with the needs of a population that will …
What is behind the crisis of liberal democracy? According to Patrick J. Deneen, one of the best known American conservative political theorists, it is liberalism itself that is responsible for the disarray that marks contemporary Western societies. Watch the Video
አፍሪካውያንን ያስገረሙት ጠቅላይ ሚንስትር ሚያ ሞተሊ በዓድዋ ጀምረው በዓድዋ የፈጸሙበት አስገራሚ ንግግር ምንድነው? A speech by Prime Minister Mia Motely of the West Indian Island of Barbados, at the 38th African Union Summit, February 2025. Watch the Video
Opening Remarks by Deputy Managing Director Kenji Okamura at the 7th IMF-JICA Conference, Tokyo, Japan Honorable Ministers and Governors, President Tanaka, Vice Minister Mimura, and Ladies and Gentlemen: Welcome to the 7th IMF-JICA Conference. I am so pleased to be here. Let me first express my gratitude to our co-organizer, JICA, and to the Japanese authorities …
IMF’s Managing Director’s Keynote Speech at the Ninth Arab Fiscal Forum, Dubai, UAE. Assalamu alaikum, your excellencies. I would like to thank Minister Al Hussaini for the United Arab Emirates’ continued warm hospitality in hosting this important annual event, as well as his excellent leadership of the World Bank’s Development Committee. It is a privilege …
From afar, the situation Ukraine faces after three years of full-scale war with Russia seems clear. Over the past 12 months, Moscow has intensified its assault on civilian populations, sending drones, missiles, and bombs in almost daily attacks on cities across the country. Infrastructure and power stations have been relentlessly targeted. Millions of people have …
Donald Trump’s first election to the presidency in 2016 triggered an energetic defense of democracy from the American establishment. But his return to office has been met with striking indifference. Many of the politicians, pundits, media figures, and business leaders who viewed Trump as a threat to democracy eight years ago now treat those concerns …
In democratic societies, competitive federalism exists when elected officials at lower tiers of government have independent authority to determine a broad range of tax, expenditure, and regulatory policies (Feld et al. 2004). Within such a system, the higher and lower tiers each have a specific domestic policy function to perform (Peterson 1995). The central government …
Introduction: In recent decades, the United States has seen a trend toward increasing federalization of the financing of government programs, even as states continue to control the administration of those programs. This can be seen in the most basic fact that federal spending as a share of total government spending has increased from 65 percent …
Introduction: The healthcare sector comprises a prominent segment of the American economy, touching all people’s lives and supporting their health and well-being. This sector currently consumes nearly one-fifth of the US GDP, with its share continually rising. In 2019, the healthcare sector employed 11 percent of American workers, and healthcare spending accounted for 8.1 percent …