Patrick Bond
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Position: Professor of Political Economy
Institution: University of the Witwatersrand
Expertise: Political economy, political ecology, SA transition, Zimbabwe, international finance
* BA (Economics), Swarthmore College, 1979-83 * MBA studies in finance (no degree), Penn Wharton School, 1983-85 * PhD (Economic Geography), Johns Hopkins University (1985-93) * research at Johannesburg NGOs Planact and National Institute for Economic Policy (1990s) * academic positions at Johns Hopkins University, Wits and UKZN (1994-present) * author and editor of numerous policy papers, books and articles