Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema, Author at African Arguments

Author: Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema

Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema

Marlous van Waijenburg is a comparative economic historian at the University of Michigan. She works on the long-term development of African economies. Ewout Frankema is professor at Wageningen University. He researches the long-term comparative economic development of developing regions.

Covid-19 Debating Ideas Public Health

By Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema
April 22, 2020
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Covid-19 in Africa: Navigating Short and Long Term Strategies

No matter what long-term strategy African governments decide to follow, there is a clear role for the international community, which should extend beyond Chinese solidarity.

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Country Economy Top story

By Marlous van Waijenburg & Ewout Frankema
January 31, 2019
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The African Model: Asia’s path may not work, but there is an alternative

Labour-intensive export-led industrialisation worked for China, but Africa is not China. It must come up with its own strategies to reduce poverty. Africa’s economic progress over ...

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