Congo Masquerade The Political Culture of Aid Inefficiency and Reform Failure |
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| Author:
| Trefon, Theodore |
| Series title: | African Arguments Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84813-839-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Zed Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $22.95 |
Book Description:
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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 evaluates the imported template of reforms pieced together to introduce democracy and improve the wellbeing of the Congolese. He demonstrates that it has been an almost unmitigated failure due to the ingrained political culture of corruption amongst the Congolese elite, abetted...
More DescriptionCongo 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 evaluates the imported template of reforms pieced together to introduce democracy and improve the wellbeing of the Congolese. He demonstrates that it has been 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.