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  • The Tshisekedi Shift

    Dismantling Kagame's Looting Network and Forging DR Congo's Great Economic Transition

    by Marcus A Sterling ...
    The Tshisekedi Shift: Dismantling Kagame's Looting Network and Forging DR Congo's Great Economic TransitionBy Marcus A. SterlingFor decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo was the world's richest poor nation-its soil bursting with cobalt, copper, and gold while its people endured exploitation, conflict, and despair. The Tshisekedi Shift reveals how a new generation of Congolese leadership is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Wars, Guns, and Votes

    Democracy in Dangerous Places

    by Paul Collier ...
    An expert on developing nations offers "accessible and very sensible analysis" of America's promotion of democracy abroad—and why it often fails ( Publishers Weekly).Oxford economist Paul Collier gives an eye-opening assessment of the corruption and political violence that plague developing nations across Africa, Latin America, and Asia. While many of these governments meet America's standards for ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Who's in Charge Here?

    How Governments Are Failing the World Economy (an eSpecial from Riverhead Books)

    by Alan Beattie ...
    From the author of False Economy, a brief, incisive look into the pitfalls of the world economy, and those who run the show.In a short, brilliant, and unsparing examination of government-- from the age of the empire to our current systems-- Alan Beattie takes us through the intricacies of the contemporary economic world. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Rwanda, Inc.

    How a Devastated Nation Became an Economic Model for the Developing World

    by Patricia Crisafulli, Andrea Redmond ...
    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, ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • The European Union Explained

    Institutions, Actors, Global Impact

    by Andreas Staab ...
    "An informative, well-paced, and clearly articulated narrative of the European Union's development" (Jennifer Yoder, Colby College).This brief and accessible introduction to the European Union is ideal for anyone who needs a concise overview of the structure, history, and policies of the EU. This updated edition includes a new chapter on the sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone. Andreas Staab ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Africa's Silk Road: China And India's New Economic Frontier

    by Broadman Harry G. ...
    China and India's new-found interest in trade and investment with Africa - home to 300 million of the globe's poorest people and the world's most formidable development challenge - presents a significant opportunity for growth and integration of the Sub-Saharan continent into the global economy. Africa's Silk Road finds that China and India's South-South commerce with Africa is about far more than ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Rwanda

    From Genocide to Precarious Peace

    by Susan Thomson ...
    A sobering study of the troubled African nation, both pre- and post-genocide, and its uncertain futureThe brutal civil war between Hutu and Tutsi factions in Rwanda ended in 1994 when the Rwandan Patriotic Front came to power and embarked on an ambitious social, political, and economic project to remake the devastated central-east African nation. Susan Thomson, who witnessed the hostilities ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Paul Kagame and Rwanda

    Power, Genocide and the Rwandan Patriotic Front

    by Colin M. Waugh ...
    In 1994, ethnic conflict turned to genocide in Rwanda. When the world finally took notice, a million people lay dead, and the small African country lay in ruins. Rwanda returned from the brink guided by rulers determined to rebuild the country on their own terms, rather than those of a previously indifferent international community. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's first democratically elected president, ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Congo

    by Thomas Turner ...
    Series series Hot Spots in Global Politics
    The Democratic Republic of Congo has become one of the world's bloodiest hot spots. 2003 saw the end of a five-year war in which millions lost their lives - one of the deadliest conflicts since World War II. Despite recent peace agreements and democratic elections, the country is still plagued by army and militia violence. Congo remains deeply troubled, since the deep-rooted causes of conflict ... Read more

    $19.00 USD

  • Coltan

    by Michael Nest ...
    Series series Resources
    A decade ago no one except geologists had heard of tantalum or 'coltan' - an obscure mineral that is an essential ingredient in mobile phones and laptops. Then, in 2000, reports began to leak out of Congo: of mines deep in the jungle where coltan was extracted in brutal conditions watched over by warlords. The United Nations sent a team to investigate, and its exposé of the relationship between ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

  • Africa - Guide to Business 2012

    by AAE Africa Team ...
    The countries of the african continent offer a wide range of opportunities for the entrepeneur. This book outlines those opportunities on a country by country basis and provides an indication of some of the challenges (and their solutions)that may be faced. The book also provides a simple guide to the steps (paperwork) required to establish a business presence in each of the countries covered ... Read more

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  • President Ronald Reagan's Initial Actions Project

    by White House Staff ...
    When Ronald Reagan took office, he was facing an economic downturn similar to the one our country is currently experiencing. Key members of Reagan’s staff prepared an Initial Actions Project, which takes every branch of government, including Congress, into consideration, and offers a clear and concise blueprint of how Reagan’s economic policies were achieved. As a model for President Obama, who is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD