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Winner - 2017 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank Competition

ILAPI won the prestigious 2017 Africa Think Tank Shark Tank competition held in South Africa. This recognition highlights our innovative approach to policy research and our commitment to advancing liberty and economic freedom across Africa through evidence-based solutions.

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How Administrative Bottlenecks Push People Into Poverty

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Domesticating The Swedish Approach for a Smoke-Free Society

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Domesticating The Swedish Approach for a Smoke-Free Society

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Creating More Entrepreneurs to Drive Economic Growth: A Simple Libertarian Perspective

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Jul 18, 2026

Creating More Entrepreneurs to Drive Economic Growth: A Simple Libertarian Perspective

Economic growth is ultimately driven by the creativity, consumption, innovations, and productivity of individuals. Throughout history, societies that...

A GARID Would not Stop the Next Floods in Accra, Local Assemblies Could

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Jul 09, 2026

A GARID Would not Stop the Next Floods in Accra, Local Assemblies Could

The floods of June 28–29 forced difficult questions of our local governance institutions. At least 30 deaths have been recorded across Greater...

Taxes and Tithes: A Parallel System of Exploitation and Not Freedom

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Apr 23, 2026

Taxes and Tithes: A Parallel System of Exploitation and Not Freedom

Across societies and historical periods, two enduring systems of mandatory contribution have shaped human economic life: taxation by the state and...

What Poor People Really Want: Individual Rights or Material Needs? A Ghanaian Perspective

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Mar 22, 2026

What Poor People Really Want: Individual Rights or Material Needs? A Ghanaian Perspective

In development dialogues, poverty alleviation, eradication and reduction are contemporarily used in policy designs. Public Policy programs have...

More Money, Same People: A Simple Diagnosis of the LEAP Program in Ghana

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Mar 19, 2026

More Money, Same People: A Simple Diagnosis of the LEAP Program in Ghana

Ghana has spent billions scaling up its two flagship social protection programs. Between 2019 and 2024, Ghana’s government increased its budget for...

$IShowSpeed\'s Africa Tour Shows Air Travel Is A Luxury$

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Feb 24, 2026

IShowSpeed\'s Africa Tour Shows Air Travel Is A Luxury

When Darren Watkins Jr. the American YouTuber better known as IShowSpeed, touched down in Lagos last month to begin his much-publicized tour of...

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Ghana's Foreign Policy in the Face of Russian and Chinese Geopolitical Interference in West Africa

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ENDING FAMILY POVERTY: UNLOCKING THE FUNDS OF THE DECEASEDBY BENEFICIARIES AND NEXT OF KIN

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GOVERNMENT WASTEFUL SPENDING REPORT 2022 - POLICY BRIEF

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A Peaceful, Freer and Prosperous Africa can Defeat Coups- African Think Tanks

Sep 19, 2023

IMF Negotiations, the Economic Variables, and Previous Tax Policies to Influence 2023 Budget for Revenue Measures | ILAPI

Nov 23, 2022

The Black hole of Graduate Unemployment in Ghana: Will there Ever be a Sustainable Solution?

Sep 18, 2021

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