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Congo's Environmental Paradox: Potential and Predation in a Land of Plenty de Theodore Trefon

Congo's Environmental Paradox: Potential and Predation in a Land of Plenty: African Arguments

Autor Theodore Trefon
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 mai 2016
The Democratic Republic of Congo has the natural resources the world needs - it is crucial to satisfying our craving for the latest high-tech gadgets; the Inga Dam could light up all of Africa; while Congo's farmers could feed a billion people. These realities are redefining the country's strategic contribution to a globalized world. A resource paradise for some, the DRC is an environmental nightmare for others.

Congo's Environmental Paradox analyses the new dynamics in the country's forest, mineral, land, water and oil sectors, revealing the interactions between these sectors. Connecting the dots, it shows how we need to fundamentally rethink power, politics and resource management in Congo today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781783602445
ISBN-10: 1783602449
Pagini: 210
Ilustrații: Tables, black and white 7 ; Maps 1 ; Figures 2
Dimensiuni: 140 x 222 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.42 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Zed Books
Seria African Arguments

Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Cuprins

1. Introduction: Potential in a Land of Plenty
2. Forests of Wealth and Mystery
3. Food and Agriculture
4. Water: An Uncertain Ebb and Flow
5. Oil: Plenty for Some, Nothing for Most
6. Mining: Rise, Decline and Renaissance
7. Conclusion: Uncertainty and Predation in a Land of Plenty

Recenzii

An unusual, fascinating and important book . While there is often a tendency to sensationalize the country, the author takes a more balanced approach, demonstrating deep insight, engagement and knowledge.'
A sharp and well informed argument that shows that Congo's environmental paradox is also at the heart of the world's environmental paradox.
An excellent overview of the major ecological resources in the Democratic Republic of Congo . reading this book is essential for understanding the many environmental paradoxes.
An invaluable contribution - a truly remarkable synthesis of the pathways to Congolese economic improvement and the many roadblocks along the way - the succinct and sparkling summation of the key elements of the political economy is most useful. The author's capacity to convey a rich treasure chest of information and acute analytical skills make this a landmark work.
A fascinating read, giving a no-nonsense view of the multitude of problems besetting Congo's natural resource sectors, how they affect ordinary people's daily lives, and how well-meaning donor initiatives are often intrinsically flawed. The book puts today's problems into historical perspective and will serve as a reality-check to politicians and activists.
Most studies of natural resources and development delve into the details sector by sector. Linkages to violence, politics and state-building are treated separately for different resources. This eloquent and richly documented book focuses attention on the connections, and on the global forces adding complexity to these interactions and altering the political economy of possible change.
This remarkable, fact-filled study will undoubtedly rank as required reading for anyone with an interest in the DRC - whether for specialists or for the general reader. Following his Congo Masquerade, this should confirm Trefon's standing as one of the most perceptive observers and analysts of that central African giant.
The first successful attempt to take stock of emerging trends in Congo's natural resource sectors. Well-written, clearly structured and thoroughly documented, Trefon offers fresh analysis on the gap between resource potential and socio-economic development.
A remarkable guide to the tangled relationships between minerals, water and other sectors of the political economy in the Congo. It goes beyond slogans such as "rich land, poor people" to explain how the rich get richer while the poor struggle to survive. Indispensable reading for humanitarians and human rights advocates, both Congolese and international