Macro to micro: Who will tell the president?

When pounded yam has lumps, it must be pounded again until it reaches the right consistency. Wole Olaoye uses that familiar image to argue that Nigeria’s economic thinking also needs another pass.

He urges an honest reassessment of where the country is, where it should be and how it can move toward its desired destination. The article contrasts that approach with what he calls the contrived obfuscations of contemporary economic analysis.