Dambisa Moyo Libri

Il 13 luglio 1985 va in scena il concerto "Live Aid", con un miliardo e mezzo di spettatori in diretta: l'apice glamour del programma di aiuti dei Paesi occidentali benestanti alle disastrate economie dell'Africa subsahariana, oltre mille miliardi di dollari elargiti a partire dagli anni Cinquanta. Venticinque anni dopo, la situazione è ancora rovinosa: cosa impedisce al continente di affrancarsi da una condizione di povertà cronica? Secondo l'economista africana Dambisa Moyo, la colpa è proprio degli aiuti, un'elemosina che, nella migliore delle ipotesi, costringe l'Africa a una perenne adolescenza economica, rendendola dipendente come da una droga. E nella peggiore, contribuisce a diffondere le pestilenze della corruzione e del peculato, grazie a massicce iniezioni di credito nelle vene di Paesi privi di una governance solida e trasparente, e di un ceto medio capace di potersi reinventare in chiave imprenditoriale. L'alternativa è chiara: seguire la Cina, che negli ultimi anni ha sviluppato una partnership efficiente con molti Paesi della zona subsahariana. Definita l'anti-Bono per lo spietato pragmatismo delle sue posizioni, in questo libro Dambisa Moyo pone l'Occidente intero di fronte ai pregiudizi intrisi di sensi di colpa che sono alla base delle sue "buone azioni", e lo invita a liberarsene. Allo stesso tempo invita l'Africa a liberarsi dell'Occidente, e del paradosso dei suoi cosiddetti "aiuti" che costituiscono il virus di una malattia curabile: la povertà.

We all know the world's resources the commodities that underpin our daily lives and economies are scarce. But how many of us know what that really means for the global economy today?

A unique insight into the work of corporate boards and why their work is so important in society, by a hugely influential economist who has global recognition[Bokinfo].

"In this provocative and compelling book, Dambisa Moyo argues that the most important challenge we face today is to destroy the myth that Aid actually works. In the modern globalized economy, simply handing out more money, however well intentioned, will not help the poorest nations achieve sustainable long-term growth. Dead Aid analyses the history of economic development over the last fifty years and shows how Aid crowds out financial and social capital and feeds corruption; the countries that have 'caught up' did so despite rather than because of Aid."--Jacket

Our planet's resources are running out. The media bombards us with constant warnings of impending shortages of fossil fuels, minerals, arable land, and water and the political Armageddon that will result as insatiable global demand far outstrips supply. But how true is this picture?In Winner Take All, Dambisa Moyo cuts through the misconceptions and noise surrounding resource scarcity with a penetrating analysis of what really is at stake. China, Moyo reveals, has embarked on one of the greatest commodity rushes in history. Tracing its breathtaking quest for resources - from Africa to Latin America, North America to Europe - she examines the impact it is having on us all, and its profound implications for our future.

This book charts how over the last 50 years the most advanced and advantaged countries of the world have squandered their dominant position through a sustained catalogue of fundamentally flawed economic policies.

From an internationally acclaimed economist, a provocative call to jump-start economic growth by aggressively overhauling liberal democracy Around the world, people who are angry at stagnant wages and growing inequality have rebelled against established governments and turned to political extremes. Liberal democracy, history's greatest engine of growth, now struggles to overcome unprecedented economic headwinds--from aging populations to scarce resources to unsustainable debt burdens. Hobbled by short-term thinking and ideological dogma, democracies risk falling prey to nationalism and protectionism that will deliver declining living standards. In Edge of Chaos, Dambisa Moyo shows why economic growth is essential to global stability, and why liberal democracies are failing to produce it today. Rather than turning away from democracy, she argues, we must fundamentally reform it. Edge of Chaos presents a radical blueprint for change in order to galvanize growth and ensure the survival of democracy in the twenty-first century.

Výstižná a čtivá zpráva o současném úpadku hospodářské nadvlády Západu. Jak kvůli chybné hospodářské politice v uplynulých padesáti letech nejvyspělejší a nejbohatší státy světa promarnily své dominantní postavení? Podle ekonomky D. Moyové jsou příčiny hospodářského úpadku tři: za prvé západní svět většinu kapitálu investoval špatně, za druhé pracovní síla na Západě příliš zdražila a za třetí se začala snižovat produktivita obecně. Základním rysem naší společnosti už není inovace a progresivní myšlení. Místo toho jsme krátkozraká a lhostejná civilizace, které nejvíc záleží na spotřebě. Jaká opatření je třeba přijmout? Moyová ve své knize nabízí řešení.

In "Dead Aid" argumentiert Dambisa Moyo überzeugend gegen Entwicklungshilfe und zeigt deren negative Auswirkungen auf Afrika auf. Sie kritisiert Geld-Transfers zwischen Regierungen, die Abhängigkeit, Korruption und wirtschaftliche Stagnation fördern. Moyo, eine erfahrene Harvard-Ökonomin, bietet zudem Lösungen für eine selbstbestimmte Entwicklung Afrikas an.

Dambisa Moyo wurde vom amerikanischen TIME Magazine zu den 100 einflussreichsten Menschen der Welt gezählt. Die Karriere der gebürtigen Afrikanerin ist (fast) beispiellos global: Aus Sambia geht sie nach Harvard, promoviert in Oxford, erhält einen Topjob bei Goldman Sachs. Aufgrund ihrer einzigartigen Kenntnis hat sie eine aufrüttelnde Botschaft an uns alle. Die Finanzkrise war nur ein kurzes Zwischenspiel – das eigentliche Drama kommt erst noch und heißt: Der Untergang des Westens. Seit Jahren schon produziert der Westen immer weniger und lässt stattdessen arbeiten. Man will immer nur Geld aus Geld machen, wirkliche Waren werden kaum noch hergestellt. Und vor allem: Innovationen finden anderswo statt. Wir leben auf Kosten der anderen. Dambisa Moyo sagt, was wir tun müssen. Und zwar jetzt.