Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience with Development and Decadence in Deepest Africa, (Paperback)

from dchaikin

The author writes about his frustrating experiences in Equatorial Guinea while working to help the country get an international loan (world bank, IMF?... I can't remember. I read it 15 years ago)... and about surfing. It's an obscure book that was very interesting. It serves as a valuable glimpse...

from kaitanya64

This is an interesting inside look at the process of foreign aid to Africa. The author was a consultant on economic development to the govt. of Equatorial Guinea and was involved in that country's negotiations with the World Bank and the IMF. He is a sympathetic narrator and a careful observer of...

from ElizabethPisani

Klitgaard manages to get under the skin of the development industry and lay its guts bare without being bombastic. This is a lovely book, honest, insightful and often very amusing. A must-read for anyone working in the head office of an international development organisation, and a should-read fo...