Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Africa's Capital Losses: What Can Be Done?

ACAS Bulletin 87 – Africa’s Capital Losses: What Can Be Done?

Africa’s capital losses from illicit financial flows far outweigh inflows from aid or direct foreign investment. But what can be done?  Guest edited by Léonce Ndikumana and James Boyce, the latest bulletin from the Association of Concerned African Scholars tackles the issue head on, with contributions from a wide variety of leading scholars.


Fall 2012
Edited by William Minter and Timothy Scarnecchia
Special Bulletin Editors: Léonce Ndikumana and James Boyce

Table of Contents
Introduction | pdf
William Minter and Timothy Scarnecchia


Rich Presidents of Poor Nations: Capital Flight from Resource-Rich Countries in Africa | pdf
Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce


Macroeconomic Impact of Capital Flows in Sub-Saharan African Countries, 1980-2008 | pdf
John Weeks


Illicit Financial Flows: A Constraint on Poverty Reduction in Africa | pdf
Janvier D. Nkurunziza


The Paradox of Capital Flight from a Capital-Starved Continent | pdf
Elizabeth Asiedu, John Nana Francois, and Akwasi Nti-Addae


Stolen Asset Recovery: The Need for a Global Effort | pdf
Hippolyte Fofack


Debt Audits and the Repudiation of Odious Debts | pdf
James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana


The Benefits of Country-by-Country Reporting | pdf
Richard Murphy


Africa’s Lost Tax Revenue | pdf
John Christensen


Tax Havens: An Emerging Challenge to Africa’s Development Financing | pdf
Nicholas Shaxson


Plundering a Continent | pdf
Raymond Baker


Information Resources on Capital Losses and Related Issues | pdf
William Minter


Download the entire Bulletin in PDF here: pdf


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