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

Author: Trefon, Theodore.

Imprint:London ; New York : Zed Books, c2011.

Descriptionxvii, 153 p. : map ; 20 cm.

Note:Published in association with the International African Institute, the Royal African Society and the Social Science Research Council.

Note:Why state building is not working in the Congo -- The political economy of broken promises -- A patchwork of unrealistic reforma -- The administrative juggernaut -- Cultural matters.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-144) and index.

Note:Examines the reasons for the Congo remaining a failed state despite being one of the 21st century's major attempts at reconstruction.



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Author:
Trefon, Theodore.
Series Statement
African arguments.
Subject:
Economic assistance -- Congo (Democratic Republic).
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- History -- 1997-
Congo (Democratic Republic) -- Politics and government
Contributor
International African Institute.
Royal African Society.
Social Science Research Council (Great Britain)
Series Added Entry-Uniform title
African arguments.