num_pages: 248
description: Eighteen years after the genocide that made Rwanda international news but left it all but abandoned by the West the country has achieved a miraculous turnaround. Rising out of the complete devastation of a failed state Rwanda has emerged on the world stage yet again-this time with a unique model for governance and economic development under the leadership of its strong and decisive president Paul Kagame. Here Patricia Crisafulli &amp; Andrea Redmond look at Kagame's leadership his drive for excellence and execution that draws comparisons to an American CEO and emphasizes the development of a sophisticated and competitive workforce that leverages human capital. In Rwanda the ultimate turnaround strong and effective leadership has made a measurable and meaningful difference. Rwanda's progress offers an example for other developing nations to lift themselves out of poverty without heavy reliance on foreign aid through decentralization accountability self-determination and self-sufficiency. The authors also explore Rwanda's journey toward its goal of becoming a middle-income nation with a technology-based economy and its progress to encourage private sector development and foster entrepreneurship while also making gains in education healthcare and food security-and all with a strong underpinning of reconciliation and unification. As so many nations stand on the brink of political and economic revolution this is a timely and fascinating look at the implications of Rwanda's success for the rest of the continent-and the world.
language: English
title: Rwanda, Inc.: How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World
publisher: St. Martin's Press