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Byron TARR, born in south-central Liberia, was educated at Cuttington College & Divinity School in central Liberia and at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, USA. A macroeconomist specialized in public finance, Tarr held three cabinet positions in as many Liberian administrations. The co-author of two books, his writings have appeared in professional journals and as chapters in books. Dr. Tarr is an international consultant, specializing in political and economic governance.
ECOWAS adopted its Vision 2020 in June, 2007, it is intended to replace an ECOWAS of States with an ECOWAS of Peoples. Or, as Sekou Toure might have put it, the Vision seeks to replace a “trade union of heads of state” with people centeredness. However, successful transformation critically depends on participatory dialogues among governments [...]
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