Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience With Development And Decadence In Deepest Africa
£20.59
You Save £11.40 (36%)View at AmazonBuy now
You Save £11.40 (36%)View at AmazonBuy now
Amazon price as of 2024-03-04 07:15Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on Amazon at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.
Rate this product
Tropical Gangsters: One Man's Experience With Development And Decadence In Deepest Africa
Customer reviews (10)
17 May 2015Help for Basile.
I lived in Basile, EG for 2.
16 November 2014I would have liked to read more details of the pre-colonial and post-colonial ...
I struggled to finish this book.
25 July 2013the harsh reality of international development
This book is as relevant and as timely today as in 1990 in laying out the harsh realities that international aid/assistance faces on a daily basis in many third world countries.
12 December 2010Who Are the Gangsters?
Who are the tropical gangsters from the book title?
5 May 2010Excellent insight
In this book Robert Klitgaard recounts his experiences as a foreign aid expert in the African country of Equatorial Guinea.
14 June 2006Author Nailed It
I worked in Liberia for a year and could tell some of the same stories.
2 August 2005excellent book
Engaging and informative.
25 March 2005very insightful
Account of author's work as leader of a World Bank project in Equatorial Guinea in 1987.
24 February 2005The author as Foreign Aid Surfer Dude
What initially attracted me to Tropical Gangsters was surfing.
17 April 2003A highly informative and unique book
It is not very common to find a World Bank economist who writes with a touch of humor, humility and eloquence, but that is exactly what you will discover in this unique book.