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Samir Amin
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Samir Amin (1931–2018) was an economist, academic, writer, and politician. He held citizenship in France and Egypt. Born in Cairo, he was educated at Lycée Français du Caire, Sciences Po, and the National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. Amin worked as a professor at Paris 8 University. He spoke French, Arabic, English, and Persian.
His notable works include *Les effets structurels de l'intégration internationale des économies précapitalistes*, *L'accumulation dépendante*, *L'Accumulation à l'échelle mondiale*, *L'anticommunisme d'hier à aujourd'hui*, and *Diyalogi devlet ve ayin*. Amin resided in Port Said, Paris, Cairo, and Dakar. He died in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and was buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
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- Works
- 145
Top works
- Les effets structurels de l'intégration internationale des économies précapitalistes
- L'accumulation dépendante
- L'Accumulation à l'échelle mondiale
- L'anticommunisme d'hier à aujourd'hui
- Diyalugi devlet ve ayin
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1931-09-03 ) 3 September 1931, Cairo , Egypt
- Died
- 12 August 2018 (2018-08-12) (aged 86), Paris , France
- Known for
- Introduction of the term Eurocentrism
- Alma mater
- Sciences Po , Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques
- Thesis
- The structural effects of the international integration of precapitalist economies
- Discipline
- Economics , Political Science
- Institutions
- Institut Africain de Développement Économique et de Planification , University of Poitiers , University of Dakar , Paris VIII
- Main interests
- Dependency Theory , Marxian economics
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Samir
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Egypt
- Place of birth
- Cairo
- Place of death
- 14th arrondissement of Paris
- Occupation
- politician
- Employer
- Paris 8 University
- Languages spoken
- Persian
- Field of work
- political science
- Image
- Samir Amin (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Dakar
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- date of birth
- 1931-01-01
- described by source
- Pax Leksikon
- name in native language
- Samir Amin
- Commons category
- Samir Amin
- date of death
- 2018-08-13
- professorship
- professor
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Encyclopedic overview
Samir Amin (Arabic: سمير أمين) (3 September 1931 – 12 August 2018) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst. He is noted for his introduction of the term Eurocentrism in 1988 and considered a pioneer of dependency theory.
Biography
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