{"product_id":"congo-masquerade-theodore-trefon-9781848138360","title":"Congo Masquerade","description":"\u003cp\u003eCongo Masquerade is about mismanagement, hypocrisy and powerlessness in what has proved to be one of Africa's most troublesome and volatile states. In this scathing study of catastrophic aid inefficiency, Trefon argues that whilst others have examined war and plunder in the Great Lakes region, none have yet evaluated the imported 'template format' reform package pieced together to introduce democracy and improve the well-being of ordinary Congolese. It has, the book demonstrates, been for years 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStartling and provocative, Congo Masquerade offers a critical examination of why aid is not helping the Congo.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Theodore Trefon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1848138369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781848138360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012","brand":"Theodore Trefon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978706977023,"sku":"9781848138360","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_83a6e2c3-9a8a-4966-826a-91b516bffc9a.jpg?v=1683242711","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/congo-masquerade-theodore-trefon-9781848138360","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}