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Political Economy and Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report 1252)

author(s) Rohwerder, B.. - Haider, H.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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themes
regions
  • Middle Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
  • World
citation

Haider, H.; Rohwerder, B. Political Economy and Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (GSDRC Helpdesk Research Report 1252). Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (2015) 27 pp

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Abstract

Query Please provide an overview of the recent academic, policy and practitioner literature on governance and political economy in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Summary This report is an update of a 2010 report, ‘Political Economy and Governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’, and is based on some of the recent literature on governance and political economy in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The report outlines the following key governance and political economy issues discussed in the literature: Political systems State-society relations Decentralisation and local governance Justice and rule of law Natural resource governance Livelihoods and business environment Citizenship and social capital

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