Ph.D. Univ. of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, 1981
M.A. Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Canada 1971
B.Sc. Univ. of Ghana, Legon, Ghana 1969
Research Interests
Political Economy; Economic Development and Growth; The Development Environment (Rule of Law, Security of Persons and Property, Basic Freedoms); Role of Institutions; Micro-Credit; Africa’s Economic Crises; AIDS Crisis; Instigating Reform (Economic, Political, and Intellectual); Combating Corruption.
2007 Lecture by Professor Ayittey
“This grab-you-by-the-throat speech by Ghanaian economist George Ayittey unleashes an almost breathtaking torrent of controlled anger toward corrupt leaders and the complacency that allows them to thrive. These 'Hippos' (lazy, slow, ornery) have ruined postcolonial Africa, he says. Why, then, does he remain optimistic? Because of the young, agile 'Cheetah Generation,' a 'new breed of Africans' taking their futures into their own hands.” [Text and video from TED website]
Africa Unchained: The Blueprint for Development. New York/London: Palgrave/MacMillan, 2005.
Africa in Chaos. New York: St. Martin Press, 1998.
The Blueprint for Ghana's Economic Recovery. Washington, D.C.: Africana Printing, 1997.
Africa Betrayed. St. Martins Press, 1992. Won the H.L. Mencken Award: "Best Book for 1992."
Indigenous African Institutions. New York: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 1991. Second Edition: June 2006.
Book Chapters
"The Economic Impact of Africa’s Conflicts,"
Chapter 4 in Conflict Resolution and Peace Education in Africa,
Boulder, CO: Lexington Books, August 2003.
"Why Structural Adjustment Failed in Africa."
Chapter 10 in Contemporary Economic Issues in Developing Countries,"
eds. John Baffoe-Bonnie and Mohammed Khayum. Westport, CT: Praeger,
2003.
"Economic Transformation and Governance in Africa:
Strategies for Recovery, Growth and Development." Chapter
4 in The Transition to Democratic Governance in Africa: The Continuing
Struggle, eds. John Mukum Mbaku and Julius Omozuanvbo Ihonvbere.
Westport, CT: Praeger, 2003.
Journals
"Vorkolonialer Frefhandel," Zukunftskontient, Afrika (German) April
2006, Nr.4, 61 Jahr; pp. 28-32.
"The African Aid Conundrum," Aspenia, (Aspen Institute Italia Review) n.
29-20, 2006.
"NEPAD and Africa’s Leaky Begging Bowl," Global Dialogue, Vol. 6.,
Number 3-4, Autumn 2004: 26-36.
"Are Africa's Leaders Responsible for the Continent's
Current Problems?" Issue 15 in Taking Sides, Clashing Views
on Controversial Issues in World History, Volume II. Guilford,
CT: McGraw-Hill/Dushkin, 2002.
“How the Multilateral Institutions Compounded Africa's
Economic Crisis," Law and Policy in International Business,
30, No. 4 (Summer) 2000.
"Nigeria: The High Cost of Erratic Financial Policies,"
Economic Reform Today, No.1, 1995.
Commissioned Papers
“The Effectiveness of the World Bank and African
Development Bank in African Development.” Commissioned by
the U.S. Treasury, Sept, 1999.
“The U.S. and Multilateral Development Banks.”
Commissioned by U.S. Congressional Bi-Partisan Task Force, chaired
by U.S. Senator Bill Bradley and U.S. Rep. John R. Kasich, Jan
3 - Aug 30, 1996.
Testimonies and Invited Presentations (U.S. Congress and Government)
"Corruption in Nigeria," Testimony before House Africa Sub-Committee,
May 18, 2006.
"Making Aid Effective," Testimony before the Standing Committee on
Foreign Relations, Senate of Canada, May 10, 2005.
"Corruption, the African Development Bank and African Development,"
Testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sept 28, 2004.
"Africa In Perspective," Lecture to Congressional Staffers and Aides.
Capitol Hill Campus, April 22, 2004.
"Combating AIDS in Africa: Recommendations," Presentation before the
Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS (PACHA), Aug 8, 2003.
"Why Africa Is Poor," Lecture to Congressional Staffers, Rayburn
Building, U.S. Congress, Aug 7, 2003.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee: "Replenishment Authorization for
the World Bank's International Development Association," September 12,
2002.
