Whether a theoretical system is realistic or not has been a concern in economics, particularly in monetary theory, over the past century. Following John R. Hicks' proposal that a realistic monetary theory could be constructed along an evolutionary path, starting with the workings of a real...

The 1976 International Trade Fair in Nigeria should serve as a practical and continuous manifestation of the country’s forward-looking economic policy. After an examination of the role of International trade fairs in Nigeria the author makes some suggestions how this purpose could be achieved.

This article examines the exhibitions and sales of Yuanmingyuan (or ‘Summer Palace’) loot taken from China in October 1860 by two soldiers in the Anglo-French armies - James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1811-1863) and Captain Jean-Louis de Negroni (b.1820). Both men displayed their collections...