The shackled continent : power, corruption, and African lives /
Robert Guest.
- Washington [D.C.] : Smithsonian Books, 2004.
- 280 p. : 1 map ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-273) and index.
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.
Donated by Friends of the Library.
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Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa.
Political corruption--Africa.
Africa--Politics and government--1960- Africa--Social conditions--1960-