Warlord Politics and African States

Warlord Politics and African States
ISBN-10
1555878830
ISBN-13
9781555878832
Category
History
Pages
257
Language
English
Published
1999
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Publishers
Author
William Reno

Description

Focusing on the examples of Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Zaire, this text demonstrates how African rulers hold on to power while severed from foreign aid and subjected to collapsing economies and disappearing bureaucracies.

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