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# *Africa’s Third Liberation: The New Search for Prosperity and Jobs*

(Penguin Books South Africa, 2012)

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Date and Time 

October 23, 2012 12 - 1 PM EDT 

Location 

Hayek Auditorium 

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Featuring the co-author **Jeffrey Herbst**, President, Colgate University; with comments by **Todd Moss**, Vice President, Center for Global Development, and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, State Department; moderated by **Marian L. Tupy**, Policy Analyst, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute. 

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If Africa’s first liberation was from colonialism, and its second from the tyranny of many of its liberators, the third must concentrate on economic development. Africa has to overcome its racial, tribal, and religious divisions and offer Africans the opportunity to set their own agendas. To achieve economic development, African governments must embrace a “growth ideology.” Many African governments have to drop their animus to capitalism and create a welcoming environment for domestic and foreign capital. Please join our panel for a discussion about the future prospects for growth on the African continent.