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1、©2004ByRobertGuestAllrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedin,orintroducedintoaretrievalsystemortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,orotherwise)withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthepubli
2、sher.Anypersonwhodoesanyunauthorizedactinrelationtothispublicationmaybeliabletocriminalprosecutionandcivilclaimsfordamages.Publishedin2004intheUnitedStatesofAmericaBySmithsonianBooksinassociationwithMacmillan,animprintofPanMacmillanLtdPanMacmillan,20
3、NewWharfRoad,LondonN19RRBasingstokeandOxfordLibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataGuest,Robert.Theshackledcontinent:power,corruption,andAfricanlives/RobertGuest.p.cm.eISBN:978-1-58834-311-61.Politicalcorruption—Africa.2.Africa—Politicsandgove
4、rnment—1960–3.Africa—Socialconditions—1960–4.Poverty—Africa.I.Title.JQ1875.A55C63782004960.3′2—dc2004052131v3.1ToEmma,forholdingthebabieswhileIslippedofftowriteAcknowledgmentsBarbaraSmith,myeditorattheEconomist,hasbeenadelightandaninspirationtoworkfo
5、r.StuartEvers,myeditoratMacmillan,hasshownalightertouchinhandlingthemanuscriptthanthatIvorianrebelImentioned.Thankstomyagent,AndrewLownie,forsellingthebook,andtoJamesAstill,TonyHawkins,SteveKing,PhilipMarsden,AntheaJeffrey,andBrooDohertyfortheirhelpf
6、ulcomments.Amongthemanywhohavesharedwithmetheirinsightsandexperiences,IamparticularlygratefultoShanthaBloemen,PaulCollier,AhmedDiraige,NimaEl-Bagir,ComfortEro,FrançoisGrignon,HeidiHolland,DickHowe,VictorMallet,MesfinWoldeMariam,DeligentMarowa,StriveM
7、asiyiwa,AndyMeldrum,FredM’membe,JohnRobertson,ThembaSono,ThomasSowell,BrianWilliams,NashonZimba,andFaidesZulu.Ofcourse,noneoftheseexcellentpeopleshouldbeblamedforanyofmymistakes.Finally,awordofthankstotheCameroonianpolicemanImetatthethirty-firstroadb
8、lockbetweenDoualaandBertouaforunwittinglyprovidingmewiththebestquoteinthebook.London,August2003ContentsCoverTitlePageCopyrightDedicationAcknowledgmentsMapPrefaceIntroduction:WhyIsAfricaSoPoor?Chapter1.THEVAMPIRESTATEChapter2.DIGGINGDIAMONDS,DIGGINGGR
