02998oam 2200709 450 991078174910332120210311111955.01-350-21931-21-84813-839-31-283-27609-797866132760941-84813-838-510.5040/9781350219311(CKB)2550000000048834(OCoLC)756279429(CaPaEBR)ebrary10500236(SSID)ssj0000633658(PQKBManifestationID)12264021(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633658(PQKBWorkID)10623597(PQKB)10452205(MiAaPQ)EBC773746(MiAaPQ)EBC4708694(Au-PeEL)EBL773746(CaPaEBR)ebr10500236(OCoLC)754582435(CaBNVSL)9781350219311(EXLCZ)99255000000004883420210311h20212011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrCongo masquerade the political culture of aid Inefficiency and reform failure /Theodore TrefonLondon, England :Zed Books,2011.[London, England] :Bloomsbury Publishing,20211 online resource (176 p.) African ArgumentsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-84813-836-9 1-84813-837-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 134-144) and index.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.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.African arguments.Economic assistanceCongo (Democratic Republic)Development studiesbicsscEconomic assistanceDevelopment studies330.96751Trefon Theodore477059International African Institute.Royal African Society.Social Science Research Council (U.S.)EBLCPCaBNVSLCaBNVSLBOOK9910781749103321Congo masquerade239434UNINA