Samir Amin

Samir Amin on value in a divided world

Modern Imperialism, Monopoly Finance Capital and Marx鈥檚 Law of Value
By Samir Amin
Monthly Review Press, 2018

One of the most obvious and abhorrent features of the global economy is the stark division of the world into a wealthy 鈥淣orth鈥 and a poor 鈥淪outh鈥. Egyptian-born economist Samir Amin, who passed away in August, often referred to this divide as one of 鈥渃entre鈥 and 鈥減eriphery鈥.

Samir Amin 鈥 1931-2018: A vital radical thinker who challenged dispossession

Egyptian-French Marxist academic Samir Amin passed away aged 86 on August 12. The man who introduced the concept of 鈥淓urocentrism鈥 was, writes Nick Dearden, one of the world鈥檚 greatest radical thinkers.

Samir Amin: Arab revolts changing everything

Egyptian scholar and researcher Samir Amin spoke with Hassane Zerrouky on the Arab revolts that have broken out this year, for L'Humanite. The interview was translated by Yoshie Furuhashi for www.mrzine.org . Abridged version appears below. What's happening in the Arab world six months after the fall of dictator Ben Ali in Tunisia?