The Looting Machine - Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers Systematic Theft of Africa s Wealth

Informationen zum Autor Tom Burgis Klappentext Now in paperback, this looks at the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, and explores the dark underbelly of the global economy. Drawn from a six-year investigation into the secret corners of the trade by an award-winning journalist. Zusammenfassung Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016 A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, ‘The Looting Machine’ explores the dark underbelly of the global economy.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Burgis, Burgis Tom
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.07.2015
• EAN: 9780007523108
• ISBN: 978-0-00-752310-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 24 mm
• Series: William Collins
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > International economy; NATURE / Natural Resources, HISTORY / Africa / General, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Corruption & Misconduct, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, 21st Century, Poverty & unemployment, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, Political corruption, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Organized crime, Environmental Management, African History, Mining Industry, Corruption in politics, government and society, Economic Geology, Poverty and precarity, Multinationals, Extractive industries