Africa’s growth failure happened because of a combination of external economic shocks and a less-than-perfect policy response, from both international donors and national economic policymakers.
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Associate Member, School of Public Policy & Executive Director, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor and Edward and Emily McWhinney Professor in International Relations, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor in Health Ethics, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Associate professor in the School of Communication, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences; Senior Scientist, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Research Fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Management and Organisation Studies, Simon Fraser University
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Professor, Urban Studies and Professor of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society, Simon Fraser University
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Research Associate, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor in Global Humanities, Simon Fraser University
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Assistant Professor, Urban Studies and Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Master of Science Student, Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University
