The shackled continent
Subtitle: power, corruption, and African lives
By: Robert Guest
Publisher: Smithsonian Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Washington [D.C.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9781588342973
Copyright date: 2004
Subjects: Political corruption; Politics and government; Social conditions; Continental Organization for Global Co-operation Against Poverty in Africa
Description: 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.
Notes: Published with a new epilogue.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: why is Africa so poor? --; title: The vampire state --; title: Digging diamonds, digging graves --; title: No title --; title: Sex and death --; title: The son of a snake is a snake --; title: Fair aid, free trade --; title: Of potholes and grasping gendarmes --; title: Wiring the wilderness --; title: Beyond the Rainbow Nation --; title: Conclusion: One step at a time --; title: Epilogue.