Congo Masquerade - The Political Culture of Aid Inefficiency and Reform Failure (Paperback)

"Congo Masquerade" is about mismanagement, hypocrisy, and powerlessness in what has proved to be one of Africa's most troublesome and volatile states. In this scathing study of catastrophic aid inefficiency, Trefon argues that while others have examined war and plunder in the Great Lakes region, none have yet evaluated the imported "template format" reform package pieced together to introduce democracy and improve the well-being of ordinary Congolese. It has, the book demonstrates, been for years an almost unmitigated failure due to the ingrained political culture of corruption among the Congolese elite, abetted by the complicity and incompetence of international partners. Startling and provocative, "Congo Masquerade" offers a critical examination of why aid is not helping the Congo.

General

Imprint:	Zed Books Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	African Arguments
Release date:	September 2011
First published:	September 2011
Authors:	Theodore Trefon
Dimensions:	198 x 130 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	153
ISBN-13:	978-1-84813-836-0
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics
LSN:	1-84813-836-9
Barcode:	9781848138360

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