The Crisis in Zaire : myths and realities

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Titre The Crisis in Zaire : myths and realities
Type de publication Livre
Langue principale de la publication anglais
Année de publication 1985
Editeur scientifique Georges NZONGOLA-NTALAJA
Nombre de pages vii-327
Éditeur Africa World Press
Ville Trenton (NJ)
Genre recueil d'études
Pays d'édition Etats-Unis
ISBN (Forme EAN-13) 9780865430242
Résumé/Présentation Selected papers from an international conference on "Myths and Realities of the Zairian Crisis," held at Howard Univ., Oct. 1984. Contents : pt. 1. Introduction : Crisis and change in Zaire, 1960-1985 / Nzongola-Ntalaja -- Myths and realities of the Zairian crisis / Ilunga Kabongo -- pt. 2. The Zairian crisis in historical and comparative perspective : Understanding the crisis in peripheral countries : the case of Zaire / S.N. Sang-Mpam -- Bringing factions back into the state / René Lamarchand -- Accumulation and underdevelopment in Zaire : general aspects in relation to the evolution of the agrarian crisis / Jean-Philippe Peemans -- pt. 3. Survival strategies of ordinary people: From "frontier" to "boundary": some historical roots of peasant strategies of survival in Zaire / David Newbury -- Survival strategies in rural Zaire : realities of coping with crisis / Catharine Newbury -- The comeuppance of "Mr. Snake," and other tales of survival from contemporary Zaire / Allen F. Roberts -- Societal constraints and adaptive strategies: the predicament of dependent business in Zaire / Tshilemalema Mukenge -- Fending-for-yourself: the organization of the second economy in Zaire / Janet MacGaffey -- pt. 4. Development issues and prospects : Public vs. private sector participation in Zairian development / P.A. Emoungu -- Public service delivery in Zaire : the need for differentiation and integration / Philomene Makolo -- Education and development in Zaire / Eyamba G. Bokamba -- pt. 5. The international dimension of the Zairian crisis : The international community and Zaire's debt crisis / Thomas M. Callaghy -- The World Bank and Zaire / Winsome J. Leslie -- Candid cables : some reflections on U.S. response to the Congo rebellions, 1964 / William Minter -- On the external dimension of the crisis of the revolution in Zaire : revolutionary solidarity vs. national interest / Makidi-ku-Ntima.
Référence complète Nzongola-Ntalaja, Georges (ed.). The Crisis in Zaire : myths and realities. Trenton (NJ) : Africa World Press, 1986, vii-327 p., ill.