Building, or re-building, states after war or crisis is a contentious process. But why?
Sabaratnam argues that to best answer the question, we need to engage with the people …

Daily life in Africa is governed by the'petty'corruption of public officials in services such as
health, transport, or the judicial system. This remarkable study of everyday corruption in …

Shortlisted for the Inaugural International Political Economy Group annual book prize, 2006.
An incisive exploration of the interventions of the World Bank in severely indebted African …

Neoliberalism has shaped African development for nearly thirty years. As such, it is not an
economic'shock'or a'structural adjustment', but rather a historic shift in Africa's development …

On the Mueda plateau in northern Mozambique, sorcerers are said to feed on their victims,
sometimes" making" lions or transforming into lions to literally devour their flesh. When the …

Although corruption may have a corrosive effect on economies and rule‐based institutions, it
also forms part of the fabric of social and political relationships. This endogenous character …

Donors inveigh against corruption, yet give more aid to corrupt governments. Debate
continues on the causes of developing country corruption, but with little consideration of the …

Cet ouvrage a pour origine deux ans d'enquêtes de terrain et d'enquêtes documentaires
menées au Bénin, au Niger et au Sénégal, en 1999-2001, sur le thème de la «petite …

Corruption has reemerged as an important issue in research on geography and
development, but there has been little research on the relationship between corruption and …

This book will examine the international community's efforts to construct a viable post-conflict
state in Mozambique. Burdened with a shallow colonial inheritance, a devastated economy …