Dambisa Moyo: An economist refusing western aid

• Authors: Lavezzo Daniele
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is to expose an unusual vision regarding the topic of aid to African countries, and more precisely to briefly describe and analyse the thought of Dambisa Moyo’s, a Zambian economist who heavily criticised the system of aid for the African continent sparking uproar and provoking reactions in Western societies. The debate underlines without any doubt the different viewpoint of the author, which is the most famous African economist on these topics, compared to western economists. This reinforces the relevance of the article.

Keywords

EN

aid; Sino-African relationship; international economy; Dambisa Moyo; institutions; economic growth

• Publisher: Fundacja Instytut Nauki o Polityce
• Journal: Polish Journal of Political Science
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 31-59

Contributors

author

Lavezzo Daniele

• University of Svizzera Italiana

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