01762cam a22003493a 4500001001100000005001700011008004100028020001800069020001100087035001900098040006800117050002500185082001800210100002200228245010500250260004500355300003400400490002200434500013800456504006400594505018600658520013800844650005300982651004801035651006401083651005501147651007101202710003701273710002701310710005201337830002301389000002223120230921135021.0110504e201100  enkm     b   a001 0 eng d  a9781848138360  a$10.00  a(SKY)721884108  aBTCTAbengcBTCTAdYDXCPdUKMGBdAMHdHLSdBWXdZCUdCDXdSKYRV 4aDT658.26b.T744 201104a967.240542231 aTrefon, Theodore.10aCongo masquerade :bthe political culture of aid inefficiency and reform failure /cTheodore Trefon.  aLondon ;aNew York :bZed Books,cc2011.  axvii, 153 p. :bmap ;c20 cm.1 aAfrican arguments  aPublished in association with the International African Institute, the Royal African Society and the Social Science Research Council.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 134-144) and index.0 aWhy state-building is not working in the Congo -- The political economy of broken promises -- A patchwork of unrealistic reforms -- The administrative juggernaut -- Culture matters.  aExamines the reasons for the Congo remaining a failed state despite being one of the 21st-century's major attempts at reconstruction. 0aEconomic assistancezCongo (Democratic Republic) 0aCongo (Democratic Republic)xHIstoryy1997- 0aCongo (Democratic Republic)xPolitics and governmenty1997- 7aCongo (Democratic Republic)xHIstoryy1997-2sears 7aCongo (Democratic Republic)xPolitics and governmenty1997-2sears2 aInternational African Institute.2 aRoyal African Society.2 aSocial Science Research Council (Great Britain) 0aAfrican arguments.