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Francis Wilson

Francis Wilson is emeritus professor of economics at the University of Cape Town. He founded the Southern African Labour & Development Research Unit and directed the Second Carnegie Inquiry into Poverty and Development. His books include “Labour in the South African Gold Mines 1911-1969” [1972] “Uprooting Poverty: The South African Challenge” [1989] [co-authored with Mamphela Ramphele] and, more recently, “Dinosaurs, Diamonds & Democracy: A short, short history of South Africa”.