LiberiaPastAndPresent.org
Title
Liberia: Past and Present of Africa's Oldest Republic
Description
Fred van der Kraaij (1946) was born in Den Bosch, the Netherlands. He obtained a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Tilburg (with honors, 1983). His dissertation on the role of foreign investments in the development of Liberia 1900-1977 was published as “The Open Door Policy of Liberia – An Economic History of Modern Liberia” (Bremen, 1983). He wrote extensively on West Africa where he lived for over 16 years.
Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Mauretania, Morocco, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Tunesia;
Professional data (1970-present): Specialized in political, social and economic development in Africa after a brief specialization on Latin American affairs (1968-75). After a six-month working visit to four Sahelian countries (1972) I resided in West Africa for over 16 years (1975-91). In 1983 I obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.), with distinction, in development economics, on the Open Door Policy and Economic History of Liberia. Between 1991 and 1999 I worked in the Netherlands at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Policy Preparation Section, 1991-95, and the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department. 1995-99) with special assignments in North, Eastern and West Africa. From 1999 till 2001 I was employed by the World Bank, Washington DC, USA, working for the Global Coalition for Africa. As from 2001 I am again employed by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs where I was chief economist for the Africa region before rejoining the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department in 2003. Also, during 1992-98, I taught 'Industrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa' at the University of Twente, the Netherlands. I published on Africa in general and some countries of Sub-Sahara Africa in particular (see below).
Contact
- Van der Kraaij
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- Kampen NONE
- Netherlands 8261 JR
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- +31.383325655
