African poverty is falling. (Seriously.) Maybe it’s the tourism? (Doubt it.)
The ridiculously digitally prolific Tyler Cowen at Marginal Revolution points to a new paper from an MIT-Columbia team of authors who’ve found that across…
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Tourism in Rwanda Take I, or, ‘Which way to the mass graves?’
I don’t understand this . There are a hundred million things to write about here—me and my professional compatriots are trying to get a…
Read MoreTourism in Rwanda Take II, or, Baby Gorillas Are So Damn Cute
Two weeks ago, Rwanda held its fourth annual Kwita Izina, or naming ceremony for baby gorillas. For three or four days before, baby gorillas…
Read MoreHow to improve tourism: Take history, add guilt, stir.
A few weeks ago, I decided to follow up my foray into what seemed the most foreign of “cultural” events in Rwanda — the…
Read MoreOnce more unto the beach, dear friends
I know most of you who read this blog, and I’m pretty sure that the five-star beach resort is less likely to make it…
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