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1933-2012 · United States

Elinor Ostrom (1933-2012) was an American political economist. She was born in Los Angeles and grew up during the Great Depression, a period of severe…

Environmental thinking Citizenship Systems thinking Financial literacy +1

"A lot of models in economics assume that human beings are fundamentally selfish. But the evidence shows that many people…"

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1909-1972 · Ghana, West Africa

Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) was the first president of independent Ghana and one of the most important political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. He…

Citizenship Systems thinking Civic media and democracy Financial literacy +1

"The independence of Ghana is meaningless unless it is linked up with the total liberation of the African continent."

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