|  WAR AND PEACE IN AFRICA
While other developing regions have growth,
Africa has become synonymous with poverty
and conflict. Continuing divergence would
generate unmanageable problems. Tribalism,
legacies of colonialism, disease, and IMF
policies have all been peddled as explanations.
Modern economics can take us beyond the political
posturing that has dominated discussion.
It offers a distinctive diagnosis of Africa
's problems, and a practical agenda for what
can be done.
Professor Paul Collier is Professor of Economics
at Oxford University and Director of the
Centre for the Study of African Economies.
For five years he was Director of the research
department of the World Bank, brought in
by Joe Stiglitz, and he was senior advisor
to the Commission for Africa. His new book,
War and Peace, is about to be published.
Watch a streaming video of the lecture using:
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Windows Media
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Dates:
Monday 27 November 17.30-19.00 Octagon Centre, Sheffield
PDF
Tuesday 28 November 15.30-17.00
The Royal Society of Edinburgh PDF
Friday 1 December 15.30-17.00 The
Wigmore Hall, London PDF
Admission is free but by ticket only
Please
contact: eburke@london.edu |
