Synopses & Reviews
Preeminent theoreticians of the world economy set out their understanding of the long-term dynamics of global capitalism.
About the Author
Samir Amin was born in Egypt in 1931 and received his Ph.D. in economics in Paris in 1957. He is currently the director of UNITAR, a United Nations research institute in Dakar, Senegal. An economic consultant to many Third World countries, he is the author of numerous books, including Accumulation on a World Scale, Unequal Development, Neo-Colonialism in West Africa, Empire of Chaos, and Re-Reading the Postwar Period (all published by Monthly Review Press).