Comments on: Lecture by Dr Ayittey: “Cheetas vs Hippos” for Africa’s future. http://www.africaspotential.com/lecture-by-dr-ayittey-cheetas-vs-hippos-for-africas-future/ Africa´s Potential - boosting african entrepreneurship! Sat, 12 Nov 2011 02:55:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Emre Gürler http://www.africaspotential.com/lecture-by-dr-ayittey-cheetas-vs-hippos-for-africas-future/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Emre Gürler Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:07:27 +0000 http://www.africaspotential.com/?p=1083#comment-61 Deniz, First and foremost, I really appreciate and thank you for your comment on the blog regarding Dr Ayittey's TED-talk. I'd like to ask you if you've got your own "recipe" for Africa's development dilemma? From your own experiences and knowledge, what would you say is the most crucial and vital "recipe" in order to fight corruption, due to the fact that corruption is the disease that has plagued the African continent for such a long time and haltered development. Do you believe in boosting the local African entrepreneurs in order to fight poverty and corruption? I'd highly appreciate to hear your thoughts/ideas and what actual concrete measurements should be done to fight the corruption. Looking forward to read your blog-answer. // Emre. Deniz,

First and foremost, I really appreciate and thank you for your comment on the blog regarding Dr Ayittey’s TED-talk. I’d like to ask you if you’ve got your own “recipe” for Africa’s development dilemma? From your own experiences and knowledge, what would you say is the most crucial and vital “recipe” in order to fight corruption, due to the fact that corruption is the disease that has plagued the African continent for such a long time and haltered development. Do you believe in boosting the local African entrepreneurs in order to fight poverty and corruption? I’d highly appreciate to hear your thoughts/ideas and what actual concrete measurements should be done to fight the corruption.

Looking forward to read your blog-answer.

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Emre.

]]> By: Deniz Kellecioglu http://www.africaspotential.com/lecture-by-dr-ayittey-cheetas-vs-hippos-for-africas-future/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Deniz Kellecioglu Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:05:02 +0000 http://www.africaspotential.com/?p=1083#comment-58 The analysis regarding the African political elites are true, but not complete. The business elite (that he is promoting) is also responsible in backing and sometimes being political elites.But most importantly, he does not acknowledge the postcolonial structures and mechanisms that still plunder Africa of its resources and hinders development. Dr Ayittey is an African who says what the global capitalists want to hear: free markets and trade. This will not benefit the majority of the African people, evidenced by the liberals political economy imposed at the continent since the early 1980s. I do not trust western governemnts (sometimes disgused as Aid agencies), nor African government/leaders, nor business elitist, who most often exploit the weak structures of African societes. The analysis regarding the African political elites are true, but not complete. The business elite (that he is promoting) is also responsible in backing and sometimes being political elites.But most importantly, he does not acknowledge the postcolonial structures and mechanisms that still plunder Africa of its resources and hinders development. Dr Ayittey is an African who says what the global capitalists want to hear: free markets and trade. This will not benefit the majority of the African people, evidenced by the liberals political economy imposed at the continent since the early 1980s. I do not trust western governemnts (sometimes disgused as Aid agencies), nor African government/leaders, nor business elitist, who most often exploit the weak structures of African societes.

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