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In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective.

George Ayittey

To be sure, dictators are crafty, evil geniuses with awesome firepower at their disposal. They are also brutally efficient at intimidation, terrorism, and mass slaughter. However, a force is able to dominate because the counterforce is either nonexistent or weak.

George Ayittey

The 'Cheetah Generation' refers to the new and angry generation of young African graduates and professionals, who look at African issues and problems from a totally different and unique perspective.

George Ayittey

In a banana republic, one might slip on a banana peel but things do work - now and then for the people, albeit inefficiently and unreliably.

George Ayittey

George Ayittey

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Born: 1945 (age 74)

Bio: George Ayittey is a Ghanaian economist, author and president of the Free Africa Foundation in Washington DC. He is a professor at American University, and an associate scholar at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Known for:

Africa betrayed (1992)
Africa in Chaos: A Comparative History (1997)
Indigenous African institutions (1991)

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