Articles · Vol. 6 No. 2 (2010): Africa Review of Books, Volume 6, n° 2, 2010 · Pages 7

A Misguided Critique of Aid

  • Samir Amin
    Samir Amin Director of the Third World Forum
    SAMIR AMIN is Director of the Third World Forum. He has in the past taught economics both at Poitiers University in Paris and Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. He has published extensively in the fields of law, civil society, socialism, colonialism and development,...
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Abstract

Dambisa Moyo was no doubt an excellent student.Unfortunately, she is a product of the conventional economics curriculum,
which is great if one is to embark on a career at the World Bank or Goldman Sachs. She attempts a radical critique of ‘aid’ but sadly she is not up to the task, her noble intentions notwithstanding...

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Author Biography

  • Samir Amin, Director of the Third World Forum

    SAMIR AMIN is Director of the Third World Forum. He has in the past taught economics both at Poitiers University in Paris and Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar. He has published extensively in the fields of law, civil society, socialism, colonialism and development, particularly in Africa and the Arab and Moslem world. Some of his recent publications are: The Liberal Virus: Permanent War and the Americanization of the World (2004), Europe and the Arab World; patterns and prospects for the new relationship (2005), Beyond US Hegemony: Assessing the Prospects for a Multipolar World (2006), L’Éveil du Sud (2008), Sur la crise (2009).

References

  1. Amin, Samir, et al, 2005, Afrique: Renaissance ou exclusion programmée, Paris: Maisonneuve et Larose.
  2. Amin, Samir, « L’Afrique dans le système mondial », Third World Forum (published in English).
  3. Bednik, Anna, June 2008, « Bataille pour l’Uranium au Niger », Le Monde diplomatique. « L’aide, instrument de domination, le cas du Niger », Third World Forum.
  4. Lauer, Helen, ed., 2003, History and Philosophy of Science, Ibadan: Hope Public.
  5. Tandon, Yash 2008, Ending Aid Dependence, Genève: South Centre.

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