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Samir Amin: A Short Intellectual Portrait

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  • Amiya Kumar Bagchi

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This article begins with Samir Amin’s family background to understand his development as a fiercely committed Marxist who throughout his life was dedicated to changing the world. All the disappointments and defeats of the cause he espoused only sharpened his determination. The article reviews Amin’s professional career in economic planning and some of the key concepts that he elaborated in the interest of social change—including eurocentrism, the law of worldwide value, and maldevelopment—before turning to his concern with political Islam, which he saw as an accessory to imperialism.

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  • Amiya Kumar Bagchi, 2020. "Samir Amin: A Short Intellectual Portrait," Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, Centre for Agrarian Research and Education for South, vol. 9(1), pages 50-62, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:agspub:v:9:y:2020:i:1:p:50-62
    DOI: 10.1177/2277976020902708
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