N K Singh emphasizes the compatibility of democracy and development, advocating for aligned fiscal policies to ensure India's ...

In 2020, leaders from across the business sector defended the electoral process against unprecedented threats, condemning the violence on Capitol Hill, and calling for a peaceful transfer of power.

In Nigeria, democracy has become a ceremony. Every four years, millions of voters cast ballots, anticipating a government ...

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Education is the foundation of any functioning society: It prepares people to live cohesively in a community, participate politically, and contribute economically. Investing in education has ...

Slater and Wong ask why economic development does not always lead to democracy, as traditional modernization theory predicted it would—and also why it sometimes does. They compare 12 Asian states that ...

Human development does not happen in a vacuum. A growing economy, an improved educational system, and better health outcomes cannot be removed from broader questions of governance, political stability ...

The bold step taken by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of going to the Supreme Court of Nigeria to confirm – if, or not, state governments have the right to have direct access and control of funding that ...

Since gaining independence on 1 October 1960, Nigeria has struggled to maintain a democratic government. The election of 1999 offered renewed hope after a series of military coups and periods of ...