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The shackled continent

power, corruption, and African lives

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An edition of The shackled continent (2004)

The shackled continent

power, corruption, and African lives

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  • 7 Want to read

In this provocative and thoughtful book, Guest argues that the continent of Africa remains poor primarily because it is badly governed. "The Shackled Continent" provides a persuasive look into the persistent problems of modern Africa and offers some possible solutions.

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Smithsonian Books
Language
English
Pages
288

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Subjects

Politics and government, Political corruption, Corruption (Politique), Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa, Conditions sociales, Politique et gouvernement, Poverty, Social conditions, Economic conditions, Pauvreté, Africa, history, Africa, economic conditions, Africa, social conditions, Africa, politics and government, Poor, africa

Places

Africa, Afrique

Times

1960-

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Cover of: Shackled Continent
Shackled Continent
2013, Pan Macmillan
in English
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Cover of: The shackled continent
The shackled continent: power, corruption, and African lives
2010, Smithsonian Books
in English
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Cover of: The Shackled Continent
The Shackled Continent
July 1, 2005, Pan Books, Pan
Paperback - New Ed edition
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Cover of: The shackled continent
The shackled continent: Africa's past, present and future
2004, Macmillan, Macmillan Publishers Limited
in English
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Cover of: The shackled continent
The shackled continent: power, corruption, and African lives
2004, Smithsonian Books
in English
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Table of Contents

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 --
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Published with a new epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.

Published in
Washington [D.C.]
Copyright Date
2004

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
960.3/2
Library of Congress
JQ1875.A55 C6378 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
288 pages
Number of pages
288

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL32140970M
Internet Archive
shackledcontinen0000gues
ISBN 10
1588342972
ISBN 13
9781588342973
OCLC/WorldCat
669807977

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