TY - BOOK ID - 4870875 TI - The real politics of the Horn of Africa : money, war and the business of power PY - 2017 SN - 9780745695570 0745695574 9780745695587 0745695582 PB - Cambridge, UK Malden, MA Polity DB - UniCat KW - Political culture KW - Political violence KW - Political corruption KW - #SBIB:328H419 KW - #SBIB:324H30 KW - Boss rule KW - Corruption (in politics) KW - Graft in politics KW - Malversation KW - Political scandals KW - Politics, Practical KW - Instellingen en beleid: andere Afrikaanse landen KW - Politieke cultuur KW - Corrupt practices KW - Horn of Africa KW - Africa, Horn of KW - Somaliland KW - Somaliland (Region) KW - Politics and government. KW - Culture politique KW - Violence politique KW - Corruption politique KW - Afrique du Nord-Est KW - Politique et gouvernement KW - Politics KW - Corruption KW - Misconduct in office KW - Violence KW - Political crimes and offenses KW - Terrorism KW - Culture KW - Political science KW - Corruption (Politique) KW - Corne de l'Afrique KW - Politics and government UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:4870875 AB - "The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa delves into the business of politics in the turbulent, war-torn countries of north-east Africa. It is a contemporary history of how politicians, generals and insurgents bargain over money and power, and use of war to achieve their goals. Drawing on a thirty-year career in Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia, including experience as a participant in high-level peace talks, Alex de Waal provides a unique and compelling account of how these countries leaders run their governments, conduct their business, fight their wars and, occasionally, make peace. De Waal shows how leaders operate on a business model, securing funds for their political budgets which they use to rent the provisional allegiances of army officers, militia commanders, tribal chiefs and party officials at the going rate. This political marketplace is eroding the institutions of government and reversing statebuilding--and it is fuelled in large part by oil exports, aid funds and western military assistance for counter-terrorism and peacekeeping. The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa is a sharp and disturbing book with profound implications for international relations, development and peacemaking in the Horn of Africa and beyond."--Back cover. ER -