Capitalism and Global Trends
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Solomon Islands 2025 Budget: Strolling a Tightrope Between Aspirations and Constraints?
The Solomon Islands’ 2025 National Budget, themed “Building a Resilient and Sustainable Economy,” presents a blend…
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PNG’s 2024 Final Budget Outcome: Solid execution, but revenue and debt risks persist
Papua New Guinea’s 2024 Final Budget Outcome offers a familiar mix of encouraging execution and persistent…
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Why Nations Fail—What Melanesian Institutions Are (Not) Doing
Why do some countries succeed while others stagnate? Why does prosperity flourish in one place, and…
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23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Why is it that Pacific economies—despite years of reforms, donor funding, and technocratic advice—still struggle with…