Angola at the crossroads

Angola at the crossroads: between kleptocracy and development

by Verde, Rui Santos

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Angola is one of the largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and plans to accede to the Commonwealth. However, it is poised at a crossroads between a past marked by civil war and corruption and a future of potential economic development. This book examines the post-Civil War period which began in 2002 and saw the rise of a corrupt ruling elite, as well as recent developments in the country, such as the efforts of the current President, João Lourenço, to reform the regime through some political …

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  • Full title :Angola at the crossroads : between kleptocracy and development / Rui Santos Verde.

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Angola is one of the largest economies in Sub-Saharan Africa and plans to accede to the Commonwealth. However, it is poised at a crossroads between a past marked by civil war and corruption and a future of potential economic development. This book examines the post-Civil War period which began in 2002 and saw the rise of a corrupt ruling elite, as well as recent developments in the country, such as the efforts of the current President, João Lourenço, to reform the regime through some political openness, economic growth and a crackdown on corruption. Rui Santos Verde analyses the country's recent history of corruption and the current attempts at reform in order to determine whether economic and political development is on the horizon for Angola, or whether these reforms are simply a move towards consolidating President Lourenço's personal power--back cover.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2021

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):I. B. Tauris
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2021

The Physical Object

  • Description:xii, 201 pages : : illustration ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780755606733, 0755606736
  • oclc:on1162846513
  • LC Classification:DT1428
  • Dewey Decimal:967.3/042

Table of Contents

Part I- Reconstruction and Kleptocracy -- 1. The end of the civil war and the enrichment of the elites -- 2. Financial flows and foreign links -- 3. The institutionalization of the "privatization of sovereignty" -- 4. On the edge of the abyss. Dos Santos abandonment -- Part II -- Tropical perestroika? -- 5.The elections of 2017 and Joô Lourenço`s promises -- 6. Legislative measures and practical actions in the fight against corruption and economic reform -- 7. Asymmetries and ambiguities of the new policies -- Conclusions -- Index

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Subjects

Angola Angola -- Histoire -- 2002- Angola -- History -- 2002- Angola -- Politics and government -- 19… Angola -- Politique et gouvernement -- … Corruption (Politique) -- Angola History Political corruption Political corruption -- Angola Politics and government Since 1975

Writers

Verde, Rui Santos

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