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Warlord Politics and African States

Paperback • 1998 • English • 1. edition

Warlord Politics and African States

By William Reno

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Reno (political science, Florida International U.) examines alternative, usually clandestine, economic systems, arguing that such phenomena as tax evasion, illicit production, smuggling, and protection rackets have become widespread and integral to building political authority in parts of Africa. He also clarifies the limitations of the liberalizing reforms of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by detailing how weak- state and warlord political economies restrict and manipu...Show more

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9781555878832

Publisher

Lynne Rienner Publishers

Published year

1998

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Warlord Politics and African States

Format

Paperback

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