Angola at the Crossroads

Angola is the third largest economy in Sub-Saharan Africa and plans to accede to the Commonwealth. However it is poised at a crossroads between a past marked by civil war and corruption and a future of potential economic development. This book examines the post-Civil War period which began in 2002 and saw the rise of a corrupt ruling elite as well as recent developments in the country such as the efforts of the current President João Lourenço to reform the regime through political openness economic growth and a crackdown on corruption. Rui Santos Verde analyses the country's recent history of corruption and the current attempts at reform in order to determine whether economic and political development is on the horizon for Angola or whether these reforms are simply a move towards consolidating President Lourenço's personal power.