Ebook / Digital Only
The sequel to the New York Times Book of the Century — more adventures in development from Bolivia to Haiti, Equatorial Guinea to South Sudan.
Author: Robert Klitgaard
Year: 2013
Publisher: Amazon Kindle
Topics: International Development, Corruption, Memoir, Economic Development, Africa, Latin America
About This Book
Following the success of Tropical Gangsters — named one of the New York Times Books of the Century — Robert Klitgaard returns with more stories from the front lines of international development.
Tropical Gangsters II collects non-fiction short stories from Bolivia, Equatorial Guinea, Haiti, Nicaragua, and South Sudan. Each story illuminates the gap between development theory and development reality — the corruption, the absurdity, the occasional triumph, and the enduring humanity of the people Klitgaard encountered along the way.
Candid, funny, and morally serious, this is development writing at its most honest. Available exclusively as a Kindle ebook.
Praise
“Robert Klitgaard has accomplished something atypical: a very approachable sequel that is richer and broader than the original bestseller. Part travel book, part aid worker diary, and part development textbook, the book is destined to become a classic work for development.” professionals.
Andrew S. Natsios, former head of the U.S. Agency for International Development
“Tropical Gangsters II is a wonderful, readable introduction to the problem of corruption in developing countries, with some important lessons for how to deal with it. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, it provides students and seasoned practitioners alike with an understanding of our world’s most intractable problem.”
Francis Fukuyama, Stanford University
“Tropical Gangsters II is, from one point of view, simply a succession of short stories that make a very good read. But it is far more than that. It forces us to face head on a reality that has bedeviled efforts to enhance political and economic development: the corrosive, debilitating effects of imbedded corruption and the cynicism it breeds.”
Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Related Work
Related themes: International Development | Anti-Corruption & Integrity
Related books: Tropical Gangsters | Corrupt Cities | Adjusting to Reality