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Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong

My latest book is available for pre-order: For the first time in generations, site Africa is spoken of these days with enthusiastic hope: no longer seen as a hopeless morass of poverty, the continent instead is described as “Africa Rising,” a land of enormous...
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Nordic Africa Days 2014

The call for papers for the Nordic Africa Days 2014 is out. It will take place on 26-27 September 2014 in Uppsala, Sweden. The keynote speakers at the event is Mo Ibrahim and yours sincerely. The topic is 'Misbehaving States and Behaving Citizens? Questions...
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The African Investigative Journalism Conference

This morning I addressed a key  audience at The African Investigative Journalism Conference.  Journalists are a key stakeholder in order hold producers and disseminators of data  accountable.  More generally, patient I think a lot of good could come out of training of local journalists...
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Reading Economics

My latest paper in the Canadian Journal of Development studies is a suggestion for how we can teach economics to interdisciplinary students in development studies. This is the abstract: What is the role of the economics discipline in teaching and studying international development today?...
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