I have spent most of my life working as an economic consultant and private investor in developing countries. But fundamentally, I am a writer on economic issues. I will use this site to explain what I can about global economic and financial developments.

Globally, we are in troubling times. The US credit freeze has catapulted the world into a global recession. I will try to make sense of what has happened and what the future holds.

I have authored, co-authored, or edited 7 books, five on economic development, one on government information management, and one on cities in global history. Most of my published articles are on economic development and public finance.