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I'm an economist, not a political scientist.

~Dambisa Moyo

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This is my favourite thing about being raised in Africa: we don't do labels very well; we don't do this, 'Oh, you're a Democrat; oh, you're a Republican.' Because we live in the real world.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: About Africa Because Being Democrat Favourite Labels Live Oh Raised Real Real World Republican The Real World Thing Very Well World You

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There's not a single country that actually approaches economics in a pure, free market, capitalist way. I like the free market - but it very much exists only in textbooks. If I had a choice, and we could live in a very pure world, I would be a supporter of the free markets.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Actually Approaches Capitalist Choice Could Country Economics Exists Free Free Market Free Markets Had Like Live Market Markets Much Only Pure Single Supporter Textbooks Very Way World Would

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I went into the sciences very early on, but to me, economics pervades so much more of our lives and our existence.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Early Economics Existence Lives Me More Much Our Our Lives Sciences Very

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I was initially very interested in public policy, but then after my masters at Harvard, I felt that it was important to get a better handle on the economics of it as well. I did my Ph.D. in macroeconomics, and my thesis - 'Why Is It That Some Countries Save And Others Not?' - was on savings.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: After Better Countries Did Economics Felt Get Handle Harvard Important Initially Interested Masters Others Policy Public Public Policy Save Savings Some Then Thesis Very Well Why

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The people I admire unreservedly are my parents. They are the real pioneers of Africa in many ways. They were born and raised in rural Africa during the colonial period. They are the ones who came to the U.S. long before I did.

~Dambisa Moyo

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'Dead Aid' is about the inefficacy and the limitations of large-scale aid programs in creating economic growth and reducing poverty in Africa.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: About Africa Aid Creating Dead Economic Economic Growth Growth Large-Scale Limitations Poverty Programs Reducing

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This is a great continent. I went to primary school on this continent, secondary school, university. I've worked on this continent, and I think that it's a great disservice that, for whatever reason, people have usurped an imagery of Africa that is absolutely incorrect.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Absolutely Africa Continent Disservice Great Imagery Incorrect People Primary Primary School Reason School Secondary Think University Whatever Worked I Think

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The insidious aid culture has left African countries more debt-laden, more inflation-prone, more vulnerable to the vagaries of the currency markets and more unattractive to higher-quality investment.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Aid Countries Culture Currency Insidious Investment Left Markets More Unattractive Vulnerable

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The western mindset erroneously equates a political system of multi-party democracy with high-quality institutions... the two are not synonymous.

~Dambisa Moyo

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Economist

Born: February 2nd, 1969

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