The current global economic crisis has affected many countries. However, if there are structural deformations in their monetary and banking systems, the tolls are greater. Sudan banking system suffers those deformations. Most developing countries suffer from low levels of income in addition to the low savings that are result from the lack of sophisticated savings channels. Hence, investments depend on the individuals' abilities on savings where they are major motivating vehicle for economic activity due to its direct correlation with capital accumulation process that increases the productive...

This is the second volume, first part (2-1) of the Book titled the Sword and the Scepter. It describes the happenings in Sudan during the critical period of 2008-2011. The process of the national disintegration started with power grab by the National Islamic Front, the continuation of the civil war between the North and the South, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and the misjudgements carried by the Islamic regime. However, the Darfur conflict has triggered a process of indictment of people in the government as accused of committing crimes against humanity. For the first time in the history...

The book investigate the process of privatization of state owned companies. Privatization of state owned companies and institutions is well known within the frame of the economic theory. Many explanations and reasons were given in numerous papers and books. In cost/benefit analyses it can be justified by economic reasoning. However, when other factors as sovereignty, national institutional framework, equities, operational functioning, and justice, there can be many objections. Corruption also surface in the process of privatization as an eminent threat to the economic viability of a nation....