Congo masquerade : the political culture of aid Inefficiency and reform failure / Theodore Trefon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Trefon, Theodore, author.

Contributor:

International African Institute.

Royal African Society.

Social Science Research Council (U.S.)

Series:

African arguments.

African Arguments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Congo (Democratic Republic).

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

African Arguments; About the author; Preface and acknowledgements; Timeline; Abbreviations; Map: Democratic Republic of the Congo; The crocodile and the scorpion: a Congolese parable

1 Why state-building is not working in the Congo

2 The political economy of broken promises

3 A patchwork of unrealistic reforms

4 The administrative juggernaut

5 Culture matters

6 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About Zed Books.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-144) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786613276094

9781350219311

1350219312

9781848138391

1848138393

9781283276092

1283276097

9781848138384

1848138385

OCLC:

756279429