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Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance lyrics & libretti Some girls are born toWe need to think differently about African economics. For centuries, Westerners have tried to fix African economies. From the abolition of slavery onwards, missionaries, philanthropists, development economists and NGOs have arrived on the continent, full of good intentions and bad ideas. Their experiments have invariably gone awry, to the great surprise of all involved. In this short, bold story of Western economic thought about Africa, historian