Angola : anatomy of an oil state
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Angola : anatomy of an oil state
（African issues）
Fridtjof Nansen Institute in association with James Currey , Indiana University Press, c2004
2nd ed
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Angola from Afro-Stalinism to petro-diamond capitalism
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First published as Angola from Afro-Stalinism to petro-diamond capitalism. 2001
"Second enlarged edition"--T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-228) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: paper ISBN 9780253216786
Description
Praise for the first edition, Angola from Afro-Stalinism to Petro-Diamond Capitalism:
While most interpretations of the situation in Angola agree that the country suffers from deep divisions that will not easily be overcome, few analysts have been able satisfactorily to explain why one of the potentially richest countries in Africa should be in such a wretched state. Tony Hodges's book is the first analytically to link together the various economic and political strands that must be examined in order to provide a plausible account of Angola's post-colonial tragedy." -Patrick Chabal, International Affairs
... a brief account of how a state once run by Marxist poets, men of high ideals, has turned into another Nigeria." -Times Literary Supplement
A veteran observer of Angola, Hodges covers the whole appalling mess with notable detachment." -Foreign Affairs
Updated and revised following the death of Jonas Savimbi and the suppression of the UNITA rebels, this new edition discusses prospects for using Angola's oil wealth to end the country's staggering poverty, rising illiteracy, and increasing child mortality.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Four Decades of War and Upheaval
3. Ethnicity, Poverty, and the Rise of a Post-Colonial Elite
4. Governance: The Contradictions of a Stalled Transition
5. Economic Crisis and the Limits of Reform
6. Oil and the "Bermuda Triangle"
7. Diamonds: UNITA's War Economy and State Patronage
8. Conclusions
Statistical Tables
Bibliography
Index
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: James Currey : paper ISBN 9780852558744
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Provides a comprehensive account of the severity of the problems that face war-torn, underdeveloped, oil producing states.
This second enlarged and updated edition includes the death of Savimbi, which brought the MPLA/UNITA war to a close. Meanwhile the oil companies rush for the very deep offshore claims which are insulated from the dangers of civilstrife. The study focuses on the profound changes in Angola's political economy.
TONY HODGES worked in Angola for UN agencies from 1994-1998
North America: Indiana U Press
Table of Contents
Introduction - Four decades of war and upheaval - Ethnicity, poverty and the rise of a post-colonial elite - Governance: the contradictions of an incomplete transition - Economic crisis and the limits of reform - Oil and the 'Bermuda Triangle' - Diamonds: UNITA's war economy and state patronage - Conclusions.
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