Table of Contents

The Contemporary African State: Understanding The Politics of Distorted Incentives. - Debt and Aid: Righting The Incentives. - Technical Assistance: The Corrosive Effect of Unwitting Institutional Racism. - The Causes of Civil Conflict in Africa. - Civil Conflict and International Humanitarian Intervention. - Conclusion.

About the Author

David K. Leonard is dean of international and area studies and professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley (UCB). He has been working in and on Africa since 1983. Scott Straus, formerly a Nairobi-based journalist, is at present at UCB completing dissertation research on the Rwandan genocide.

Reviews

A provocative statement on the impediments to development in Africa and the challenges of reform. The authors offer a distinctive argument, weaving domestic and international factors into a coherent vision of change. - Peter Lewis, American University ""This carefully crafted and very readable book provides a set of refreshing perspectives on Africa's 'failed development,' leading to a range of important recommendations that neither scholars nor practitioners can ignore."" - Goran Hyden, University of Florida