China and Rwanda

China and Rwanda have demonstrated that democracy is not a one size fits all phenomenon as the West wants the world to believe. China and Rwanda: Effective Leadership is Key to Transformational Governance is an enthralling comparative analysis of the socio-economics of China and Rwanda. It reflects on the role of effective leadership in transforming a country its people improving economic growth and promoting citizen’s standard of living and challenges the Western standard of democracy. Author Gerald Mbanda is a Veteran Journalist and former Diplomat. The writing in this book about the Rwandese Patriotic Front (RPF) liberation struggle is his lived experience. He argues that the essence of democracy should not be about changing leadership but rather putting in place effective leadership capable of transforming a country. Through evidence based and well-articulated examples from historical political and economic angles Mbanda clearly demonstrates the secret behind the success and rapid growth of China and Rwanda. Mbanda unyieldingly explores the role of government intervention in the two juxtaposed countries particularly through Home Grown Solutions that have become the landmark for China and Rwanda’s success today. The book provides a critical look toward the possibility for success through developmental state approaches in both the advanced industrial states like China and developing states like Rwanda in order to have sustainable growth that is not donor dependent and free of aid syndrome.This book is rich in content and is highly recommend as a study book about China and Rwanda through the lens of governance.