John Mukum Mbaku

Brookings Institution / Weber State University

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Senior fellow with the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institution and professor of economics at Weber State University

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The nations of West Africa won independence from colonial powers in recent decades. When the European rulers departed, they did not leave stable institutions behind.

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The nations of West Africa won independence from colonial powers in recent decades. When the European rulers departed, they did not leave stable institutions behind.

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