Guest, Robert
The shackled continent : power, corruption, and African lives / Robert Guest - Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books, 2010, c2004. - 288 p. : 1 map ; 23 cm.
Published with a new epilogue.
Introduction: why is Africa so poor? -- The vampire state -- Digging diamonds, digging graves -- No title -- Sex and death -- The son of a snake is a snake -- Fair aid, free trade -- Of potholes and grasping gendarmes -- Wiring the wilderness -- Beyond the Rainbow Nation -- Conclusion: One step at a time -- Epilogue.
In this provocative and thoughtful book, Guest argues that the continent of Africa remains poor primarily because it is badly governed. "The Shackled Continent" provides a persuasive look into the persistent problems of modern Africa and offers some possible solutions.
100876
9781588342973 1588342972
9781588342973
Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa.
Political corruption--Africa
Political science
Social history
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Africa--Social conditions--1960-
960.32 Gue 15
The shackled continent : power, corruption, and African lives / Robert Guest - Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books, 2010, c2004. - 288 p. : 1 map ; 23 cm.
Published with a new epilogue.
Introduction: why is Africa so poor? -- The vampire state -- Digging diamonds, digging graves -- No title -- Sex and death -- The son of a snake is a snake -- Fair aid, free trade -- Of potholes and grasping gendarmes -- Wiring the wilderness -- Beyond the Rainbow Nation -- Conclusion: One step at a time -- Epilogue.
In this provocative and thoughtful book, Guest argues that the continent of Africa remains poor primarily because it is badly governed. "The Shackled Continent" provides a persuasive look into the persistent problems of modern Africa and offers some possible solutions.
100876
9781588342973 1588342972
9781588342973
Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa.
Political corruption--Africa
Political science
Social history
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Africa--Social conditions--1960-
960.32 Gue 15