Category Archives: Burkina Faso

Adam and Allison Grant rewrite children’s books and much fiction: “Noble deed doers, you should first lecture the victims and help them help themselves more otherwise you are an enabler…”

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

OK I’m making fun a little, but their essay on The Giving Tree just rubs me the wrong way. Instead of marveling at the moral ambiguity of the book, the impulse is to “fix” it by explaining to you child … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso

Great article in The New York Times about rural America and public services

Posted on October 6, 2019 by

I watched the fight unfold with a sense of sadness, anger and frustration. I started arguing. It didn’t work. The pay request was pulled from the Quorum Court’s agenda.I didn’t realize it at first, but the fight over the library … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso

UEMOA : La masse salariale du Burkina a dépassé la norme – NetAfrique.net

Posted on September 24, 2019 by

Burkina on a public employee spending spress? Selon la commission chargée des politiques économiques et de la fiscalité intérieure de l’Uemoa, la masse salariale du Burkina présente un taux de 48%, dépassant ainsi la norme Uemoa qui est de 35 … Continue reading →

Posted in Economy

Completion of road Dédougou-Tougan… will this lead to a bump in votes for MPP in 2020?

Posted on June 28, 2019 by

Dédougou-Tougan : 60 ans après, le rêve se réalise Kantigui a été témoin du branle-bas de la population de la capitale provinciale du Sourou pour traduire reconnaissance au président du Faso, Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, ce mercredi 26 juin 2019. … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso

Revenue-strapped government of Burkina Faso? I don’t think so.

Posted on May 23, 2019 by

Government revenue has been rising steadily over the past 15 years. While there are many competing demands for funds, the amount available has increased. So analyses that start by saying “the government does not have the funds” are misleading. the … Continue reading →

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How much is the Trump trade war helping African consumers of soybean?

Posted on May 15, 2019 by

According to the IITA, Africa imports about 1.5 million tons of soybean a year.  Let’s say that Trump’s trade war with China has been the reason that soybean prices have fallen from $10 a bushel to $7.50 a bushel over … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso, International trade issues

Should anti-vaccination parents be liable under tort law if their child infects a baby and kills them?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by

With the current measles outbreak this is a “live” issue. From Dorit Reiss at UC Hastings College of the Law: Further, we do make exceptions and impose liability for nonaction when there are strong policy reasons. When parents decide not … Continue reading →

Posted in Burkina Faso, United States