Looting Africa
The Economics of Exploitation
Our rough guess is there are 56,000 words in this book.
At a pace averaging 250 words per minute, this book will take 3 hours and 44 minutes to read. With a half hour per day, this will take 8 days to read.
How long will it take you?
This book will take an estimated to read at a reading speed averaging words per minute. With 30 minutes per day, this will take to read.
Enter your reading speedYou can take one of our WPM reading speed tests to find your reading speed.
Create a free account to track your reading progress, build your reading list, and set reading goals.
Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivelootingafricaeco00bond_750
- ISBN-101842778129
- ISBN-139781842778128
- Better World Books9781842778128
- Open LibraryOL8927874M
Classifications
- LCCHC800
Description
"Despite the rhetoric, the people of sub-Saharan Africa are becoming poorer. From Tony Blair's Africa Commission, the G7 finance ministers' debt relief, the Live 8 concerts, the Make Poverty History campaign and the G8 Gleneagles promises, to the United Nations 2005 summit and the Hong Kong WTO meeting, Africa's gains have been mainly limited to public relations. The central problems remain: exploitative debt and financial relationships with the North, phantom aid, unfair trade, distorted investment, capital flight and the continent's brain/skills drain. Moreover, capitalism in most African countries has witnessed the emergence of excessively powerful ruling elites. While noting their role as collaborators, this book contextualizes Africa's wealth outflow within a stagnant yet financially volatile world economy."--Jacket.
Subjects
Topics
Other Editions
- Looting Africa
Reader Reviews
No reviews yet for this book.
Be the first to share your thoughts!