Our Long Walk to Freedom with Johan Fourie
Mon Aug 23, 19:00 - Mon Aug 23, 20:00
Online
ABOUT
- How did Einstein help create Eskom?
- Why can an Indonesian volcano explain the Great Trek?
- What do King Zwelithini and Charlemagne have in common?
These are some of the questions Johan Fourie explores in this entertaining, accessible economic history spanning everything from the human migration out of Africa 100 000 years ago to the Covid19 pandemic. Our Long Walk to Economic Freedom is an engaging guide to complex debates about the roots and reasons for prosperity, the march of opportunity versus the crushing boot of exploitation, and why the builders of societies – rather than the burglars – ultimately win out.
Johan Fourie is Professor of Economics at Stellenbosch University. He is a founding member of the African Economic History Network and president of the Economic History Society of Southern Africa. He has published award-winning peer-reviewed articles and is a regular columnist for local newspapers.
Join Founder and CEO, Jacques Velleman, for this enriching journey through an African-centered history with Johan, where he will unpack the story of our long walk towards a brighter future.