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Africa Unchained
George B. N Ayittey
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Description for Africa Unchained
Paperback. Editor(s): Ayittey, George B. N. Num Pages: 483 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1H; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 628.
In Africa Unchained , George Ayittey takes a controversial look at Africa's future and makes a number of daring suggestions. Looking at how Africa can modernize, build, and improve their indigenous institutions which have been castigated by African leaders as 'backward and primitive', Ayittey argues that Africa should build and expand upon these traditions of free markets and free trade. Asking why the poorest Africans haven't been able to prosper in the Twenty-first-century, Ayittey makes the answer obvious: their economic freedom was snatched from them. War and conflict replaced peace and the infrastructure crumbled. In a book that will be ... Read more
In Africa Unchained , George Ayittey takes a controversial look at Africa's future and makes a number of daring suggestions. Looking at how Africa can modernize, build, and improve their indigenous institutions which have been castigated by African leaders as 'backward and primitive', Ayittey argues that Africa should build and expand upon these traditions of free markets and free trade. Asking why the poorest Africans haven't been able to prosper in the Twenty-first-century, Ayittey makes the answer obvious: their economic freedom was snatched from them. War and conflict replaced peace and the infrastructure crumbled. In a book that will be ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Weight
627g
Number of Pages
483
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403973863
SKU
V9781403973863
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About George B. N Ayittey
GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY is Distinguished Economist in Residence at George Washington University. He is the author of Africa Betrayed and Africa in Chaos (both Palgrave Macmillan).
Reviews for Africa Unchained
'A superb analysis of the continent and its recent ordeals' - The Wall Street Journal 'A controversial and thought-provoking book' - Ian Taylor, International Affairs Praise for Ayittey's Africa in Chaos: 'Crucial for anyone seeking an understanding of Africa's condition . . . Read it now, before it's too late.' - The ... Read more