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This book challenges assumptions that poor post-colonial economic
performance is always a direct product of colonialism by
reconsidering the Belgian Congo (1908-1959) as a developmental
state. The book demonstrates that despite the colonial system's
economic exploitation and extraction, brutality, excessive
taxation, and inequities, the Belgian Congo achieved successes in
developing the economy in a short period of time. The Belgian Congo
was able to achieve this by investing its higher rates of fiscal
revenue in political stability, physical infrastructure, education,
and healthcare. By reconsidering the Belgian colonial state as a
developmental state, this book encourages scholars to adopt a more
nuanced analysis of African history. Considering state capacity and
state autonomy as key features of a developmental state, the book
demonstrates that colonial state managers in the Belgian Congo were
able to supply these public goods that sustained economic growth
for decades. Whilst by no means glorifying colonialism or the
atrocities that were conducted during the Belgian occupation, the
book nonetheless outlines how different forms of capitalism were
deployed to further economic development in the country. In
contrast, predatory state managers of the Congo Free State
(1885-1908) and post-colonial kleptocrats (1960-2018) have
squandered Congo's natural resources with disastrous economic and
social consequences. Contrasting the Belgian Congo with colonies of
settlement and other colonies of extraction, this book encourages
researchers and students to reconsider the dominant narratives
within colonial history, development, and African Studies.
U.S.-Africa Relations: From Clinton to Obama is an examination and
analysis of U.S.-Africa relations during the Clinton, George W.
Bush, and Obama administrations. It covers the entire continent
with an inclusion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, and
Rwanda. Some of the issues addressed in the analysis include the
militarization of Africa within the context of the war on terror
and the creation of the Africa Command; the Arab Spring and
questions concerning the U.S. role in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya;
the Great Lakes region and the role or lack thereof of the United
States, beginning with a discussion of U.S. support for various
leaders from Mobutu (DRC) to Kabila (DRC) to Kagame (Rwanda), and
Museveni (Uganda) who did and do not act in accordance with the
U.S. policy of encouraging democracy. The role of Africans in
U.S.-Africa relations is examined in the book. For example, many
African leaders expressed their disapproval of the creation of the
Africa Command, and African leaders refused to have it housed on
their soil. The book discusses how African leaders and Africans can
work with the United States to encourage economic development by
establishing and upholding the rule of law, respecting human
rights, and creating and maintaining transparency in the government
and business activities. The role of African-descended people in
U.S.-Africa relations is also addressed in terms of African
American celebrities, scholars, and businesspeople. In sum, it
appears on the surface that the United States has become more
involved in African affairs due to new post-Cold War realities-it
is the only remaining superpower; the war on terror extends to
Africa; more Africans have migrated to the United States; and trade
relations have deepened due to the Africa Growth and Opportunity
Act and the need to import oil and gas from various African
countries. At the same time, the U.S. policy has not veered far
from national security interests and the promotion of democracy
regardless of who is in the White House.
U.S. Africa Relations: From Clinton to Obama is an examination and
analysis of U.S. Africa relations during the Clinton, George W.
Bush, and Obama administrations. It covers the entire continent
with an inclusion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),
Nigeria, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, and
Rwanda. Some of the issues addressed in the analysis include the
militarization of Africa within the context of the war on terror
and the creation of the Africa Command; the Arab Spring and
questions concerning the U.S. role in Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya;
the Great Lakes region and the role or lack thereof of the United
States, beginning with a discussion of U.S. support for various
leaders from Mobutu (DRC) to Kabila (DRC) to Kagame (Rwanda), and
Museveni (Uganda) who did and do not act in accordance with the
U.S. policy of encouraging democracy. The role of Africans in U.S.
Africa relations is examined in the book. For example, many African
leaders expressed their disapproval of the creation of the Africa
Command, and African leaders refused to have it housed on their
soil. The book discusses how African leaders and Africans can work
with the United States to encourage economic development by
establishing and upholding the rule of law, respecting human
rights, and creating and maintaining transparency in the government
and business activities. The role of African-descended people in
U.S. Africa relations is also addressed in terms of African
American celebrities, scholars, and businesspeople. In sum, it
appears on the surface that the United States has become more
involved in African affairs due to new post Cold War realities it
is the only remaining superpower; the war on terror extends to
Africa; more Africans have migrated to the United States; and trade
relations have deepened due to the Africa Growth and Opportunity
Act and the need to import oil and gas from various African
countries. At the same time, the U.S. policy has not veered far
from national security interests and the promotion of democracy
regardless of who is in the White House."
This book looks at 55 years of independence, over eight decades of
colonial rule, and earlier kingdoms and groups that shared the
Congolese territory. This fourth edition highlights new
developments and the increasing importance of the DRC in the Great
Lakes Region and Africa, in particular, as well as its important
role in the international environment.. This fourth edition of
Historical Dictionary of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an
extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700
cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics,
economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an
excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone
wanting to know more about the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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