I am visiting the School of International Service at American University in Washington DC this week, and I give a public lecture hosted by the Global Environmental Politics program. It takes place on Wednesday, March 29 at 3:30 RVSP to [email protected] if you are...
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Category: Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong
Guest Lecture ‘Why Economists Got Africa Wrong’ @LauderInstitute April 11
Looking forward to giving a guest lecture on why economists get Africa wrong at the Lauder Institute on April 11. The event is hosted and arranged by Ronald J. Granieri and Keren Weitzberg. See the full flyer here. Get the book here, and read...
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Public Talk: Africa: Why Economists Get it Wrong @GrinnellCollege March 2, 4 pm ARH 302
Book talk in Cambridge, Wednesday, 27 Jan. 3pm
In Cambridge? You are in luck. I will be giving a talk at the Cambridge Society for Economic Pluralism. I am really looking forward to it. Free to attend.
Podcast: how economists have misunderstood economic growth in African countries
On Sunday 13 December I was speaking about my book at the CBC Sunday Edition. Listen to the recording here. A few weeks back I was on the Economic Rockstar Podcast - listen to the episode here.
African Studies Meetings in San Diego 19-22 Nov 2015
I am really looking forward to the annual African Studies meetings in San Diego. (The preliminary program is here: The State and the Study of Africa, November 19-22, 2015. San Diego, California). I will be giving two papers. I give one paper on Friday...
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Book Talk: Africa – Why Economists Get it Wrong @SAISAfrica OCT 7, 5PM
Book Talk: Africa – Why Economists Get it Wrong @TheNewSchool OCT 9 2:30 PM
Book talk: Africa: Why Economists Get it Wrong #LSE Friday 18 Sep, 6 PM
The event is free to attend, and there will be refreshments. There will also be copies of the books for sale. I will also discuss isues covered in my book on Wednesday 23 September at 1pm at the Overseas Development Institute. The event is called: Understanding economic transformation in...
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Book Reviews: Africa. Why Economists Get It Wrong
The response to my book has been an overwhelmingly positive. I always knew it would divide opinion. Alex De Waal did perhaps provide the most encouraging and ringing support with a review titled "Liberating African Economic History from the Tyranny of Econometrics" Africa: Why...
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