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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 the natural environment, which he clearly enjoys. It gets a little difficult for those with no background in the subject (like me) but was a good introduction.
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Really 2.5 stars. Interesting topic. Chilling stories about corruption, but could have done without the surf and 'personal' stories - these stories seemed forced and out of place in a book dealing with serious issues.
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Nov 11, 2010
Greer
marked it as to-read
