Dr Silika - a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Zaire - is a Fulbright and World Bank scholar. He holds a Master degree in Public Administration (MPA), and a PhD in Political Econo...ver maisDr Silika - a native of the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Zaire - is a Fulbright and World Bank scholar. He holds a Master degree in Public Administration (MPA), and a PhD in Political Economy and Public Policy (PEPP), from the University of Southern California. His field of specialization comprises four basic layers.
The first layer focuses on: Economic history and development, with special emphasis on the inquiry into the nature, origins, and causes of the international spread of Modern Economic Growth (MEG) from 1750 to present; Economic growth and human welfare; Classical economic theory and its critics; Neoclassical economic and its critics; Liberal capitalist democratic tradition (i.e. capitalism and democracy as compatible); and Critics of the liberal capitalist democratic tradition (i.e. capitalism and democracy as discordant).
The second layer of his interest includes: Theory of organizations, with particular emphasis on the structures of organizations; the functioning of organizations; decision making in organizations; the management of organizations; people in organizations; conflicts management and/or resolution; organizations development; public finance; operational research; system analysis; and consulting (i.e. problems solving).
The third layer of his interest comprises: Fertility data, measures, and historical trends; fertility control policies in industrialized societies as well as in the developing world; mortality measurement and historical trends; world urbanization and internal migration; developmental consequences of population changes; population policy and national development planning.
The fourth layer of his interest includes: Foreign currencies investment (i.e. US Dollar, British Pound, Japanese Yen, Deutsche Mark, Suisse Franc, Canadian Dollar, and Loco London Gold); Index of Tracking Stock including the S&P (SPY), the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DIA), and the NASDAQ100 (QQQ).
Dr Silika is fluent in French, English, Swahili, Lingala, and Topoke. In addition to Model for the Eradication of Terrorism, Dr Silika is working on his second book titled, Understanding Congo’s Holocaust: the Dodd Frank (1502) Legislation, the MNCs, Museveni, Kagame, and Conflict-free Minerals in eastern Congo]. Dr Silika is CEO/Owner of Efficient Care, LLC. He can be reached at slitofe@yahoo.comver menos