Publications

Trade, Inequality, and Morocco

This is the era of hyper-globalization and rapid growth. Consumers search on line for the best-priced merchandise from all over the world, and trade...

Securing Energy and Mineral Resources for China: Debating the role of markets

This paper examines how China seeks to secure access to an evergrowing level of natural resources from overseas. In its quest for resources...

L’approvisionnement de la Chine en ressources énergétiques et minérales : quel rôle pour les marchés?

Le présent article examine les efforts déployés par la Chine pour s’assurer l’accès à des ressources naturelles provenant de l’étranger en quantités...

Ghana and the Oil Sector: Beyond the Resource Curse?

Four years after the Jubilee block went into production, we can make an initial assessment of the governance of Ghana’s oil resources. In terms of...

Le Ghana et le secteur pétrolier : Au-delà de la malédiction des ressources

Quatre ans après la mise en production du bloc de Jubilee, unpremier bilan de la gouvernance des ressources pétrolières au Ghana peut être dressé....

Sovereign Stabilization Funds and the End of the Commodities Super-cycle: What are the Challenges?

In the mid 2000s, the media and political spheres discovered what they though to be a new type of investor coming mostly from the Gulf countries and...

Fonds souverains de stabilisation et fin du super-cycle des matières premières: quels enjeux?

Au milieu des années 2000, le monde médiatique et les sphères politiques découvrent un investisseur d’un genre que l’on croyait nouveau, venu en...

A chequered African history of commodity markets, part one: bauxite and aluminium

History has always been patterned by commodities, from the early Iron or Bronze Ages to the silk road, from the Gold rush to the late shale gas...

Should we worry about the Great Trade Slowdown?

China’s recent decision to allow a very slight devaluation of the Yuan caused a momentary panic in stock markets around the world. Behind the extreme...

The Transformational Role of Technology in the Atlantic Basin

This brief seeks to look into how innovation ecosystems in the Atlantic Basin may affect public policymaking, economic development, and the future of...

The roller-coaster ride of Chinese commodity markets

To no-one’s surprise, the Chinese equity markets have recently plummeted, putting an end to a tremendous increase over the past year and more. Indeed...