George Ayittey

George Ayittey

human

Sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana
Name in native language	George Ayittey
Given name	George
Family name	Aryeetey
Date of birth	13 October 1945
Place dem born am	Tarkwa
Date of death	28 January 2022
Place dem die	USA
Place wey dem bury am	Mount Comfort Cemetery
Sibling	Sherry Ayitey
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	English
Occupation	economist, writer
Employer	American University, Wayne State College, Bloomsburg University
Educate for	University of Manitoba, Western University, University of Ghana, Adisadel College

George B. N. Ayittey (13 October 1945 – 28 January 2022) be Ghanaian economist, author den san be de president for de Free AfricaFoundation wey dey Washington DC. Na he be professor give American University, den san be associate scholar for Foreign Policy Research insttitute.

He dey argue say "Africa never be poor sake of she no be free", dat be de main reason Africa poverty be less of wanna oppression den mismanagement by de colonial powers be like de ibi how oppresive wanna own people wey dem dey top we dey call them autocrats den socialist dey plan de policies. He say talk more more say make we challenge the status quo as we for try focus on some specific ways we go address de abuses for the past den de present; he direct am call for democratic government ,we for look at debt, modern way for infrastructure, make de market be free economics den free trade for promote development.

Ein early life

Ayittey get B.Sc. for Economics from University of Ghana, Legon den he san get M.A from University of Western Ontarion for Canada, den he san get Ph.D from University of Manitoba. He teach for Wayne State College den Bloomsbury University for Pennsylvania. He san hold Fellowship for Hoover Institution in 1988-89, as he den join The Heritage Foundation as a Bradley Resident Scholar.

He be de founder for The Free Africa Foundation as he start am in 1993 we for serve as a catalyst we e for reform for Africa. For 2008 inside, dem list am as Top 100 Public Intellectuals wey dem dey shape dema tenor of wanna time inside by Foreign Policy.

Ein political views

Ayittey believe say dem get three keys wey e dey make rescuing Africa from oppressive despotism success.

Ein personal life

George Ayittey hin sister be politician, Sherry Ayittey. He die on 28 January 2022 wey dem bury am 8 April 2022.

Ein works wey he publish

• Indigenous African Institutions, Transnational Publishers, 1991; 2nd ed., 2004
• The Blueprint for Ghana's Economic Recovery, Africana Publishers, 1997
• Africa Betrayed, St. Martin's Press, 1992 (Africa Betrayed chop de 1992 Mencken Award for Best Book.)
• Africa in Chaos, St. Martin's Press, 1998.
• Africa Unchained: the blueprint for development, Palgrave/MacMillan, 2004
• Defeating Dictators: Fighting Tyrants in Africa and Around the World published September 2011.