African Friends and Money Matters grew out of frustrations that Westerners experience when they travel and work in Africa. Africans have just as many frustrations relating to Westerners in their midst. Each manages money, time, and relationships in very different ways, often creating friction and misunderstanding. This book deals with everyday life in Africa, showing the underlying logic of African economic systems and behavior. Two new chapters in this second edition emphasize personal re...

African Friends and Money Matters started as notes for Westerners when they traveled and worked in Africa by providing a lens to understand customs and cultures outside of their home culture. Maranz uses his experiences in Africa to discuss how different cultures manage money, time, and personal relationships, and how these differences sometimes result in friction and misunderstanding. He prompts the reader to reflect on the different goals of African and Western economic systems, and shar...

Les amis africains et les questions d’argent a débuté sous la forme de notes à l’intention des Occidentaux qui voyageaient et travaillaient en Afrique, pour leur présenter un point de vue permettant de comprendre les coutumes et les cultures autres que celles de leurs pays d’origine. Maranz utilise ses expériences en Afrique pour faire ressortir la manière dont les différentes cultures gèrent l’argent, le temps et les relations personnelles, et la façon dont ces différences entraînent quel...

African Friends and Money Matters started as notes for Westerners when they traveled and worked in Africa by providing a lens to understand customs and cultures outside of their home culture. Maranz uses his experiences in Africa to discuss how different cultures manage money, time, and personal relationships, and how these differences sometimes result in friction and misunderstanding. He prompts the reader to reflect on the different goals of African and Western economic systems, and shar...