Samir Amin

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Economist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_Dakar
gptkb:African_Institute_for_Economic_Development_and_Planning
gptkb:Institute_of_Social_Studies
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:United_Nations_Conference_on_Trade_and_Development
Third World Forum
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Sakharov_Prize_for_Freedom_of_Thought
gptkbp:birthDate September 3, 1931
gptkbp:children Sophie_Amin
Youssef_Amin
gptkbp:contribution Critique of neoliberalism
Analysis of global capitalism
Advocacy for alternative development models
gptkbp:deathDate August 12, 2018
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:field Development economics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Samir Amin
gptkbp:influenced Postcolonial studies
Globalization studies
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Frantz_Fanon
gptkb:Karl_Marx
Immanuel Wallerstein
gptkbp:knownFor World-systems theory
Dependency theory
gptkbp:language gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:Spanish
English
French
Italian
gptkbp:legacy Influence on leftist thought
Promotion of South-South cooperation
Critique of Western-centric development paradigms
Impact on economic policy in developing countries
gptkbp:nationality Arab
Egyptian
gptkbp:notableWorks The World We Wish to See
Accumulation on a World Scale
The Liberal Virus
gptkbp:occupation Author
Political economist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Cairo,_Egypt
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:politicalAffiliation Anti-imperialism
Socialism
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie-José_Amin
gptkbp:website http://www.samiramin.org