Congo masquerade: the political culture of aid Inefficiency and reform failure

In: African Arguments

Abstract

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.