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Conflict-business dynamics in the Democratic Republic of Congo / Raymond Gilpin and Richard Downie.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- Gilpin, Raymond
- Series:
- Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 234.
- Special report ; 234
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business enterprises--Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Business enterprises.
- Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government--1997-.
- Congo (Democratic Republic).
- Economic history.
- Economic policy.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (11 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Institute of Peace, 2009.
- Summary:
- "The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has enormous economic potential thanks to its rich mineral deposits and vast tracts of arable land. Historically, these resources have been exploited by predatory leaders and a host of subregional actors. The time is now ripe for the DRC to put years of war and economic underdevelopment behind it. The business community has an important part to play in promoting sustainable peace in the DRC. Business communities in Bukavu and Lubumbashi have managed to remain profitable in the very trying years following the signing of the 1999 Lusaka peace accord by showing great resilience and versatility, primarily outside formal channels. Congolese businesses face serious obstacles, including poor infrastructure, high taxes, extortion, and market distortions. However, respondents expressed relatively little concern about insecurity and violence, suggesting that these costs have been internalized or that other obstacles impose much greater costs. DRC businesses neither want nor expect handouts. Respondents would prefer assistance in removing barriers to trade, improving infrastructure, and reducing corruption. Respondents are broadly optimistic about the future and their economic prospects, and have a strong sense of being stakeholders in shaping society. This bodes well for the future of the DRC, provided public policy can harness this energy and not impede it."
- Contents:
- Battling the resource curse
- National context
- Businesspeople
- Business environment
- Perceptions
- Moving ahead
- Recommendations.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed December 28, 2009).
- "October 2009."
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011.
- Other Format:
- Gilpin, Raymond. Conflict-business dynamics in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- OCLC:
- 495307061
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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