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The Buck Stops Where?
When Harry S. Truman placed that famous sign on his desk proclaiming “The buck stops here,” it was meant as a declaration of accountability. Truman understood the terrifying weight of executive power. The phrase did not mean the president personally knew everything. It meant that after experts argued, generals briefed, diplomats negotiated, economists calculated and …
How the World Bank’s Rethink on Industrial Policy Could Affect Energy Sector Support for Developing Countries – Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University SIPA | CGEP %
Get the latest as our experts share their insights on global energy policy. — Read on http://www.energypolicy.columbia.edu/how-the-world-banks-rethink-on-industrial-policy-could-affect-energy-sector-support-for-developing-countries/
Air Force One or Air Force Shame? Trump’s Qatari Jet and the Collapse of American Standards by Lawson Akhigbe
For 250 years, the United States cultivated an image of itself as a republic different from the monarchies, oligarchies and patronage systems that dominated much of human history. Its institutions were designed around a simple principle: public office should not be a route to personal enrichment or the receipt of favours from foreign powers. That …
The Republic of Impunity: How Nigeria Rewards Rule-Breakers and Punishes Accountability By Lawson Akhigbe
Nigeria's culture of impunity, where laws are treated as optional and accountability is viewed as unnecessary, is a significant obstacle to its development. Despite a conviction by the Supreme Court in 1997 for a serious criminal offence, Bello Magaji was never imprisoned. He was instead pardoned by President Goodluck Jonathan and later appointed as Dean of the Faculty of Law at the American University of Nigeria. This case highlights the arbitrary nature of the legal system in Nigeria, where convictions are often disregarded and individuals with criminal records can rise to high positions.
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