Congo Masquerade The Political Culture of Aid Inefficiency and Reform Failure

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 whilst 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 amongst 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.>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Theodore Trefon, Trefon Theodore
• Con la collaborazione di: Alcinda Honwana (Editore), Alex De Waal (Editore)
• Editore: Zed Books
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 08.09.2011
• Categoria: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781848138360
• ISBN: 978-1-84813-836-0
• Numero di pagine: 176
• Serie: African Arguments; African Arguments
• Categorie: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, Politics & government, Politics and government, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Democratic Republic of Congo