The Shackled Continent
Author: Robert Guest
Format: Medium Softcover
Condition: Very Good
R40.00
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Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the last three decades. Why?
The Shackled Continent, Robert Guest’s fascinating first book, seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa’s development. Why are so many African nations at war? Why has AIDS affected Africa so much more than any other region, causing life expectancy in several countries to plummet to below forty? Why are so many African governments corrupt, inept and despotic? Why has foreign aid proven such a failure?
With an engaging combination of first-hand experience and economic insight, Robert Guest offers trenchant and sometimes controversial explanations for this state of affairs. The Shackled Continent examines the logic behind the chaos in Congo and the economic madness of Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. With vivid reporting from big slums and small villages in Malawi, the book explains why so few Africans own their own homes. To illustrate how bad roads and bribe-hungry policemen affect African business, the author rides a beer truck into the Cameroonian rain forest, and is stopped at road-blocks forty-seven times.
But there are stories of hope here, too. Uganda, for example, has managed to curb the spread of AIDS. Botswana is peaceful and prosperous. South Africa, ,he continent’s economic engine, has avoided a full-blown civil war. Robert Guest puts such triumphs in a wider context, and asks why there are not more of them. This magnificent book provides an invigorating treatise on how Africa can wake from its slumbers.
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Nuut – ‘n Nuwe, ongeleesde boek.
Soos Nuut – ‘n Tweedehandse boek wat nog maklik vir ‘n nuwe een kan deurgaan,
Baie Goed – Die boek wys minimale verweer,
Goed – Die boek wys sigbare verweer, maar niks ernstigs nie.
Redelik – Die boek wys duidelike leesverweer, veral op die omslag, maar is steeds stewig en heel.
Verweerd – Die boek wys ernstige verweer, maar is steeds heel en heeltemal leesbaar (ons noem dit ‘n “leeskopie”). Geen bladsye is los nie.
Book Formats
Paperback: Mass market paperback, roughly 180mm x 110mm
Medium Softcover: Larger paperback, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Softcover: also called a “Trade Paperback”, roughly 235mm x 155mm
Medium Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 235mm x 155mm
The Shackled Continent
R40.00
Author: Robert Guest
Format: Medium Softcover
Condition: Very Good
Out of stock
Out of stock
Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the last three decades. Why?
The Shackled Continent, Robert Guest’s fascinating first book, seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa’s development. Why are so many African nations at war? Why has AIDS affected Africa so much more than any other region, causing life expectancy in several countries to plummet to below forty? Why are so many African governments corrupt, inept and despotic? Why has foreign aid proven such a failure?
With an engaging combination of first-hand experience and economic insight, Robert Guest offers trenchant and sometimes controversial explanations for this state of affairs. The Shackled Continent examines the logic behind the chaos in Congo and the economic madness of Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe. With vivid reporting from big slums and small villages in Malawi, the book explains why so few Africans own their own homes. To illustrate how bad roads and bribe-hungry policemen affect African business, the author rides a beer truck into the Cameroonian rain forest, and is stopped at road-blocks forty-seven times.
But there are stories of hope here, too. Uganda, for example, has managed to curb the spread of AIDS. Botswana is peaceful and prosperous. South Africa, ,he continent’s economic engine, has avoided a full-blown civil war. Robert Guest puts such triumphs in a wider context, and asks why there are not more of them. This magnificent book provides an invigorating treatise on how Africa can wake from its slumbers.
Delivery Options
Build a Bundle
To save on shipping you can buy books and when you are ready, you pay for the shipping and we send all your books at once.
Paxi (Pep to Pep)
Standard Bag R60: delivery within 7 – 9 days to a Pep near you.
Pudo (Locker to Locker)
We will send your package to the nearest locker of your choice.
Aramex (Store to Door Courier)
Convenient delivery to your door.
Collection
Collect your package from our address in Doornpoort, Pretoria.
Description of book condition:
Description of book condition:
New – Brand new and unread book.
As New – A secondhand book that can easily pass for a new one.
Very Good – Book is in great condition with only a minor blemish here and there.
Good – Book shows visible reading wear but nothing serious.
Fair – Book shows clear and more significant wear, especially on the cover, but is still solid and intact.
Worn – Book shows severe wear and tear while still being intact (commonly known as a “reading copy”). Worn books are still good perfect for a good read, all pages will be intact with none threatening to fall out.
Beskrywing van boeke se toestand:
Nuut – ‘n Nuwe, ongeleesde boek.
Soos Nuut – ‘n Tweedehandse boek wat nog maklik vir ‘n nuwe een kan deurgaan,
Baie Goed – Die boek wys minimale verweer,
Goed – Die boek wys sigbare verweer, maar niks ernstigs nie.
Redelik – Die boek wys duidelike leesverweer, veral op die omslag, maar is steeds stewig en heel.
Verweerd – Die boek wys ernstige verweer, maar is steeds heel en heeltemal leesbaar (ons noem dit ‘n “leeskopie”). Geen bladsye is los nie.
Book Formats
Paperback: Mass market paperback, roughly 180mm x 110mm
Medium Softcover: Larger paperback, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Softcover: also called a “Trade Paperback”, roughly 235mm x 155mm
Medium Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 200mm x 130mm
Large Hardcover: Hardcover book, roughly 235mm x 155mm