James Boyce
- Affiliation: University of Massachusetts
James K. Boyce is professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the program on development, peacebuilding and the environment at the Political Economy Research Institute. His previous books include Peace and the Public Purse (with Madalene O’Donnell) and Investing in Peace.
Books by James Boyce
Africa’s Odious Debts
How Foreign Loans and Capital Bled a Continent
James Boyce, Léonce Ndikumana
In Africa’s Odious Debts, Boyce and Ndikumana reveal the shocking fact that, contrary to the popular perception of Africa being a drain on the financial resources of the West, the continent is actually a net creditor to the rest of the world. The extent of capital flight from sub-Saharan Africa is remarkable: more than $700 billion in the past four decades. But Africa’s foreign assets remain private and hidden, while its foreign debts are public, owed by the people of Africa through… (more information)