Having talked about Prof. Ayittey yesterday, I thought of bringing you another warrior for a flourishing Africa today. She is Dr. Dambisa Moyo, the economist from Zambia and author of the popular work, Dead Aid. Even though both Moyo and Ayittey are warriors for a flourishing Africa and are both economists, they approach the matter a little differently. Ayittey focuses on moralizing about African economic and political leadership while Moyo stays with the economic facts, seeing economics as somehow separate from politics. For her, if you put your economic ducks in order, the politics will follow. Also, while Ayittey tends to be very suspicious of the role of China in Africa, Moyo tends to see China as a kind of savior who treats Africa as equal partners in the struggle for economic development. Further, Moyo places Africa within global dynamics while Ayittey discusses African issues mainly with reference to what is going on in Africa. Meet Dr. Moyo.
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