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Postconflict Economics In Sub-saharan Africa: Lessons From The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

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Postconflict Economics In Sub-saharan Africa: Lessons From The Democratic Republic Of The Congo

Manufacturer: International Monetary Fund
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Binding: Paperback

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The African Stakes of the Congo War

ASIN: 1589062523

Reinventing Order in the Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in Kinshasa

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For the love of Congo
Exciting new approach to the study of failed states

Reinventing Order in the Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in Kinshasa

Manufacturer: Zed Books
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Binding: Paperback

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The Congo: From Leopold to Kabila: A People's History
Facing the Congo: A Modern-Day Journey into the Heart of Darkness
The African Stakes of the Congo War
Imagining the Congo: The International Relations of Identity
The Troubled Heart of Africa: A History of the Congo

ASIN: 1842774913
Release Date: 2005-02-24

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The populations of many Third World mega-cities have far outstripped any apparent economic basis for their size and survival. In this volume Congolese and Western social scientists cover most aspects of urban life in Kinshasa--how ordinary people hustle for a modest living; the famous "bargaining" system ordinary Kinois have developed; and how they access food, water supplies, health and education. The NGOization of service provision is analyzed, as is the quite rare incidence of urban riots. Equally interesting are the studies of popular discourses (including street rumor, witchcraft, and attitudes to big men, like musicians and preachers). The studies are full of the most startling facts and the wonderfully evocative phrases coined by ordinary Kinois as they confront the huge obstacle course that is urban life. Concrete, readable, intensely interesting, and always illuminating, this book is a model of how to do urban sociology in the developing world today.

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For the love of Congo.......2005-07-06

Theodore Trefon is an excellent editor for Reinventing Order in the Congo: How People Respond to State Failure in Kinshasa. I found myself mesmerized by the book, the sorrows of the people, their efforts to survive. Reading the book,I could hardly recognize the city that I loved in the 70's, so exuberant, dancing at the Cafe de la Paix! Trefon clearly has an understanding of the people who have suffered so many wars, so many Grosse Legumes, so many losses. Nevertheless, there is a strength to the people, hoping to find a bit of something to eat,to find a bit of humor, to make something out of their difficult days. How have they survived Leopold, Mobutu, and all the others, with strength. Hustling to stay alive, listening to their bits of hope, we realize that they are stronger than we. As Theodore Trefon and others tell their stories,you will be unable to lift your eyes from the text, and the power of these citizens who still manage some dignity and pride despite all wars, and degradation. Let Congo rise again.

Exciting new approach to the study of failed states.......2005-07-06

Since the term "failed state" was coined in 1992 by Helman and Ratner, many articles have been written about states that don't work. After September 11th, US, Canadian and European national security policies set out commitments to work in failed states on the grounds that lack of order and security in such states presented a threat to international security. The increased emphasis on peacebuilding which has resulted (and is most evident in Iraq and Afghanistan) has led to extensive discussion about how best to rebuild failed or collapsed states. But most books and articles have focused on the "big picture" - on lack of governance of the state, rather than on how the people of that state manage to live within the chaos that surrounds them.

This book, which looks at the capital city of what most observers regard as a "collapsed" state, brings a welcome new perspective. As Margaret Wheatley showed us some years ago, even within organizational chaos, there is order, if you know how to look for it. In this case, the order can be found at the local level, within Kinshasa, the capital of the huge and resource-rich Democratic Republic of Congo. This book shows how the Kinois, as Kinshasa's residents call themselves, manage to create order within their own lives. For example, in a setting where many people eat only once every two days, starvation is not at the levels that would otherwise be expected, because people have developed their own social systems and structures for obtaining and distributing food. And as in many such states, women play a key role in this alternative system.

Looking within failed states for order is an exciting new approach in this field, both in scholarly terms and in terms of offering new ideas for how peacebuilding can be designed to work effectively in failed states. The international community spends a great deal of money in trying to rebuild failing and failed states. This book offers a new perspective that will be valuable for both policy-makers and peacebuilders alike, in showing us peoples' great creativity and capacity to create order even when governance structures collapse around them.

Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law (African Issues Published in Association With International African Institute)

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This lively book shows benefit from jets and mobile phones.
Crossing boundaries, in more ways than one

Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law (African Issues Published in Association With International African Institute)
Janet MacGaffey , and Remy Bazenguissa-Ganga
Manufacturer: Indiana University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Hispanas De Queens: Latino Panethnicity in a New York City Neighborhood (The Anthropology of Contemporary Issues)
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Once Intrepid Warriors: Gender, Ethnicity, and the Cultural Politics of Maasai Development
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Global Shadows: Africa in the Neoliberal World Order

ASIN: 0253214025

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Congo-Paris investigates the transnational trade between Central Africa and Europe by focusing on the lives of individual traders from Kinshasa and Brazzaville who operate across national frontiers and often outside the law. The personal networks of ethnicity, kinship, religion, and friendship constructed by the traders fashion a world of their own, whether in Cairo or Paris. This lively book shows that it is not just the big multinationals who benefit from jets and mobile phones.

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This lively book shows benefit from jets and mobile phones........2002-04-06

Congo-Paris: Transnational Traders on the Margins of the Law is about globalization as practiced by Congolese traders who operate a thriving second economy linking Central Africa and Europe. She investigates the transnational trade between Central Africa and Europe by focusing on the lives of individual traders from Kinshasa and Brazzaville, who operate across national frontiers and often outside the law. Challenging the boundaries of anthropology, Janet MacGaffey follows complex international networks to examine the ways in which the African second economy has been extended transnationally and globally on the margins of the law. Who are these traders? What strategies do they have, not only to survive but also to shine? What kinds of networks do they rely on? What implications does their trade have for the study of globalization? The personal networks of ethnicity, kinship, religion, and friendship constructed by the traders fashion a world of their own. From Johannesburg to Cairo and from Dakar to Nairobi as well as in Paris, the Congolese traders are renowned and envied. This lively book shows that it is not just the multinationals that benefit from jets and mobile phones.

Crossing boundaries, in more ways than one.......2001-03-15

"Congo-Paris" is a fine example of the recent trend in anthropology away from the localized study of communities and towards analysis that transcends geographic boundaries. Not that this study is "multi-sited" (to use the dominant buzzword): MacGaffey and Bazenguissa conducted their fieldwork for the book entirely in Paris, interviewing dozens of subjects from both Congo-Brazzaville and Congo-Kinshasa. But Paris is just one venue in these transnational subjects' life histories as they range back and forth across national, legal, commercial, and cultural frontiers.

While the authors set out to validate the Congolese quest for relief from political and economic hardship at home, the image they present of this loosely-defined community of traders will do nothing for its image abroad. These individuals define themselves through the act of quietly circumventing the rules (particularly import duties and immigration laws), resisting governmental authority without manifesting any visible signs of dissent. This is understandable, given the corrupt and authoritarian Congolese regimes of recent decades. But the transnational traders' ethos of stealthy noncompliance extends to their overseas existence as well, with the result in these Parisian cases being a gamut of criminal activity from smuggling and apartment squatting to drug dealing and theft. "Model immigrants" they are not, regardless of whether their behavior represents a survival strategy. One wonders just how representative this underworld is of the larger community of Congolese living in Paris, and whether those Congolese living more lawful existences there object to being tarred with this brush of illegality.

Such moral qualms aside, I give "Congo-Paris" high marks for its thorough and penetrating analysis of its subjects, a very difficult group to interview given its members' legal status and clandestine activities. No doubt its success owes much to the collaboration between MacGaffey (British) and Bazenguissa (Congolese). The book also skillfully negotiates the difficult and shifting theoretical territory of anthropology to bring outside perspectives to bear on its subjects. Finally, it makes a strong case for redefining anthropology in the context of ongoing processes of globalization. I suspect that we will be seeing a good many more studies like this one in the future.

Monkey For Sale
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A Kid-Centered Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo

Beautiful images

An Enchanting Tale

Monkey For Sale

Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Babar and the Wully Wully

ASIN: 0374350175

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It's market day in a Congolese village!

It's market day in Luzolo's village, and she has a five-franc coin to spend. Her parents tell her on market day, "No one gets something for nothing." She must choose wisely, they say, and bargain for a fair price. Then she and her friend Kiese discover that Mama Lusufu has a wild monkey for sale. They offer to trade their new purchases for the monkey, but Mama Lusufu has her eye on a new water jug made by Kiese's mother, who in turn wants a piece of embroidery made by Luzolo's mother. Luzolo's mother wants four tin cups, and the tin cup salesman wants a basket for his wife . . .

With etchings combined with vibrant collage, Sanna Stanley tells a lively story about two friends who embark on an elaborate chain of barter and bargaining to rescue a monkey.

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A Kid-Centered Visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.......2003-02-10

This Congolese market story introduces children to a village where peoples' lives are intertwined and their talents and services contribute to village life. The cause and effect trading process challenges children to follow sequence in an inventive and entertaining way as they ponder the meaning of value beyond money. Luzolo and Kiese show children how they can reach beyond their immediate desires to care for someone in need. Rich illustrations and a unique printmaking process make the brightly colored African clothing pop from the warm village backgrounds.

Beautiful images.......2002-10-18

The pictures are beautiful, vibrant. Quietly raucous story of commerce in a simpler place. Story is a little complex for 6 yr olds, maybe better for 8-9.

An Enchanting Tale.......2002-10-10

A delightful, engaging story that not only entertains but teaches children about the value of a true gift and about the lives of those from different cultures. The colorful illustrations are beautifully rendered and produced by a unique process.

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Economic Dimensions of War and Peace (International Peace Academy Occasional Paper)

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The Democratic Republic of Congo: Economic Dimensions of War and Peace (International Peace Academy Occasional Paper)
Michael Wallace Nest , Francois Grignon , and Emizet F. Kisangani
Manufacturer: Lynne Rienner Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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Nepad: Toward Africa's Development Or Another False Start?

ASIN: 1588262332

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Crisis in Zaire Myths and Realities
Ntalaja Nzongola
Manufacturer: Africa World Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Congo Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)

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Congo Investment & Business Guide (World Investment and Business Library)
International Business Publications USA
Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
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ASIN: 0739772244

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Congo Foreign Policy & Government Guide

Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
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ASIN: 0739793632

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Congo-Kinshasa - ISA Country Report
ISA (International Strategic Analysis)
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Binding: Digital

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Book Description

This report contains detailed forecasts and analysis for Congo-Kinshasa, including trade and investment analysis, economic forecasts, political risk assessments and demographic trend analysis. Each ISA Country Report contains detailed economic data and forecasts, analysis of trade and investment opportunities and coverage of the key political issues facing the country. Moreover, each ISA Country Report is easy to integrate into reports, presentations and newsletters.

Democratic Republic of Congo Country Study Guide (World Country Study Guide Library)

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Before Publishing, Do the Work First

Democratic Republic of Congo Country Study Guide (World Country Study Guide Library)

Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739723383

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This study guide contains basic information on economy, government, business, history and geography, climate, traditions, people, places to visit. Provides information on government, political organizations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

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Before Publishing, Do the Work First.......2001-07-01

This book title is for democratic Republic of Congo, but failed to realize that the flag on the book is of the Republic of Congo. There are two countries with the names of Congo, I will suggest the author to ckeck it out.

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