On Nigeria's 'end of the end of history'.
Sa'eed Husaini from The Nigerian Scam podcast joins us to reflect on all things Nigeria: oil, debt, corruption and February's election. What was all that hype about the 'outsider' who wasn't much of an outsider? Has the country's populist moment passed?
More Nigerians are falling into poverty due to low economic growth, while the state is due to spend 96% of its income on debt service. How is this sustainable?
We also talk about oil and corruption: the 'resource curse' and the 'survival of the fattest'. And conclude on China's role in the country and Nigeria as a cultural powerhouse.
Links & Readings:
/286/ What Was Communism? ft. Branko Milanovic
/284/ Bungazão 2022 ft. Alcysio Canette
Excerpt: /283/ Reading Club: Trust & Mistrust
Bunga Holiday
/281/ Foreign Fighters, Left & Right (I) ft. Stefan Bertram-Lee
Excerpt: /280/ Three Articles: Liberal Nationalism
/279/ Society of the Speculative ft. Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou
Excerpt: /278/ Reading Club: Cynicism & Ideology
/276/ Broken Promises ft. Fritz Bartel
/273/ Eco-Leninism? [UNLOCKED]
Excerpt: /275/ Our Reply to Critics: Review of Reviews
Excerpt: /274/ Aufhebonus Bonus: July 2022
/272/ As Late As Necessary ft. Alex Gourevitch
/270/ Russia vs the West ft. Richard Sakwa
Excerpt: /269/ Three Articles: The 90s
Anti-Politics & Beyond (Munich Book Launch - Audio)
Ruling Class Hysteria (Berlin Book Launch - Audio)
/268/ Emergency vs Emergency ft. Geoff Shullenberger
/267/ South Africa Mafia State ft. Benjamin Fogel
Excerpt: /266/ Reading Club: Foucault & Biopolitics
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