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African Intellectuals and the Neglect of Economic Reality
Author(s) -
Ayittey George B. N.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
economic affairs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1468-0270
pISSN - 0265-0665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-0270.1987.tb01855.x
Subject(s) - george (robot) , neglect , politics , sociology , political economy , political science , law , history , art history , psychology , psychiatry
Much analysis of African political economy ignores the long tradition of markets in Africa and misrepresents important aspects of her history. Professor George Ayittey. the Ghanaian economist currently working at the University of Bloomsburg in Pennsylvania, takes issue with a recent book and television series.