Formerly employed by the Government of Liberia, the Netherlands ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank; I also worked for the European Commission.
Studied Development Economics at Tilburg University. Ph D on 'The Open Door Policy of Liberia. An Economic History of Modern Liberia': the origin and impact of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) on Liberia's economy, politics and society.
Website http://liberiapastandpresent.org
Blog http://blog.liberiapastandpresent.org
Twitter @liberiapp
My connection to Africa
After a 7-year specialization in Latin American development issues, my interest shifted to the African continent in the early 1970s, only to stay there. Since then I have lived in four African countries: Burkina Faso, Liberia, Mali and Senegal, worked in almost 30 countries and travelled in every region of the continent. The history and cutures of the peoples of the continent are my passion and I have specialized in the economics of African countries. On top of my favorite countries are the West African countries of Mali and Liberia.
For me, four words characterize 'Africa': Strong People - Weak States. I am obliged to Gerda Dommerholt who was the very first person to summarize the potential and the weakness of the continent in this way.
Formerly employed by the Government of Liberia, the Netherlands ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank; I also worked for the European Commission.
Studied Development Economics at Tilburg University. Ph D on 'The Open Door Policy of Liberia. An Economic History of Modern Liberia': the origin and impact of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) on Liberia's economy, politics and society.
Website http://liberiapastandpresent.org
Blog http://blog.liberiapastandpresent.org
Twitter @liberiapp
