W3 S3 African history through the life of Leonard Wantchekon | African history through the lens of..

Описание: WEEK 3: African History through the Lens of Economics is an open-access, interdisciplinary lecture series to study the impact of Africa's history on contemporary development by the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development. In this session, Leonard Wantchekon discusses his life with Nathan Nunn, Moussa Blimpo and Juste Codjo.

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00:00 Introduction
6:10 Leonard Wantchekon talks about his life tells his life story
18:48 Juste Codjo sharing his memories of Leonard Wantchekon
24:10 Leonard Wantchekon: Escaping from prison and arriving in Canada
37:05 Moussa Blimpo: My relationship with Leonard
41:44 Leonard Wantchekon: How did African School of Economics University start?
51:13 Q & A
1:17:54 Leonard Wantchekon: A brief overview of Danxome Kingdom

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The Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at London Business School has designed an interdisciplinary, open-access lecture series to study the impact of Africa’s history on contemporary development. The 11-week course led by Elias Papaioannou (London Business School), Leonard Wantchekon (Princeton University), Stelios Michalopoulos (Brown University) and Nathan Nunn (Harvard University) will feature leading experts and guest scholars across economics, history, political science, cultural anthropology, business and psychology to provide a forum of dialogue across multiple subject areas.

This course is open to students and professionals with an interest in economics, political science, history, sociology and economic development in sub-Saharan Africa. Supported by the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) and the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth Initiative (STEG).