Temitope Badejo, one of Global Periphery’s associates, was recently invited to Kenya to present his study on the role of the African lawyer. Africa is an immense continent filled with diversity and potential, but at the same time, many challenges. Mr. Badejo’s study uncovers these challenges as well as how Read more…
A Free Trade Zone: An area created by nations to prompt investment. Investment is incentivized by establishing zones free of property and excise tax. In many cases, the land’s tax free nature continues in so long as the area maintains its free trade status. In the place of property taxes, Read more…
There have been many different types of criticism of cryptocurrency in the years since its inception. Scholars and economists have both scoffed and praised bitcoin as something new but relatively unknown. While there has undoubtedly been a bubble growing in the cryptocurrency market, bitcoin and the many other types of Read more…
The past three decades have brought humans into the age of information. Once connected to the internet, one can have access to vast swaths of information. The years of 2010 – 2017 have built upon the practicality of the internet as start ups and social media have taken on larger Read more…
If you follow the stock market, or simply follow or trade cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, you would have noticed that there have been various dramatic leaps and falls in the value of Bitcoin. Bitcoin has shown us the new era of the digitalization of money. Cryptocurrencies are currencies that are entirely Read more…
For years corporations have held a polarized position in the eyes of the world. To the staunch capitalist, corporations show the growth of industry and progress, frequently taking on undertones of national pride. On the other side of the spectrum, the socialist sees corporations as a means of exploitation, where Read more…
When nations develop it is in their best interests to do so in a manner that utilizes new innovative thinking. Dwelling on older methodologies can lead to stagnancy that slows progress. For years Africa has been a continent that faces a lack of electrinicty. Landlines are sparce in the countryside Read more…
Science and economics predict that agriculture will be an industry in high demand in the not too distant future. It is an industry that provides the fuel for everyday life, yet it is frequently taken for granted. In highly developed nations like the United States, agriculture has become a mega industry. Gargantuan Read more…
The Trans-Pacific Partnership, otherwise known as the TPP is one of the largest economic deals in recent history. It is a deal made between the pacific nations of the United States, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Chile, Brunei, Malaysia, Mexico, Canada, Peru and New Zealand. Under the TPP these countries’ economies will Read more…
As societies grow and consume, so too does the amount of electronic waste. Electronic waste is discarded computers, phones, televisions and other electronic items no longer deemed fit for use. Although used in homes around the world, it ultimately finds its way to a few common destinations. The coasts of Read more…