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Title: | Voices from Africa: for a new century of liberty, peace & prosperity |
Editors: | Ayittey, George Duru, Mike |
Year: | 2012 |
Language: | English |
City of publisher: | Oshodi |
Publisher: | African Liberty.org |
ISBN: | 9789789166275 |
Geographic term: | Africa |
Subjects: | liberalism market economy |
Abstract: | This collective volume discusses the dangers of governments playing a dominant role in economic life. It shows how because of lack of economic freedom and property rights most African economies are mismanaged, arguing for the establishement of a free market economy. Contributions: Africa needs freer markets and fewer tyrants (Franklin Cudjoe); How to save Africa from its technology black hole (Bright B. Simons); The obsessive control of public assets a case of post-liberation nationalist paranoia in Zimbabwe (Rejoice Ngwenya); The role of government: provider or protector? (Temba A. Nolutshungu); Debunking the myths ofn free enterprise in Africa (Alex Ndungu); Government actions and hidden costs (Chofor Che Christian Aimé); Liberalization: the ultimate panacea to energy problem in NIgeria (Adedayo Thomas); An African intellectual's view on libertarianism (Kofi Bentil); Global capitalism and justice (June Arunga); The Nigerian economy and free market system: the missing link (Mike Duru). [ASC Leiden abstract] |