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World Service,23 Nov 2013,55 mins

Ghanaian Economist George Ayittey

Exchanges: The Global Economy

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It is not the legacy of colonialism that keeps Africa poor, but its dictatorships: Ghanaian economist, George Ayittey argues that Africa is poor because it is not free. He tells Justin Rowlatt and an audience at Paris Dauphine University that foreign aid is a curse upon African economies. Picture: George Ayittey (left) with presenter Justin Rowlatt

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