Janet MacGaffey examines the case of Zaire where, according to the published statistics, wages are at starvation level, production is declining and the infrastructure is falling apart. The center is increasingly held by "system D," the second economy, whose activities, often illegal, take place outside the official economy.
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A recent book The Real Economy of Zaire by Janet MacGaffey, estimates that including the second economy in calculations boosts the size of Zaire's economy threefold ... Western economists are tempted to tinker with the parallel economy, to gradually bring it within the bounds of the official one. This could be a sadly misguided effort, garroting one of the few things that really works in Africa. - Howard Schisel in INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE ... compelling descriptive analysis ... clearly central to the study of African economies ... an intriguing insight into the complex relationships between the moribund official economy and the dynamic real economy which typifies much of the continent. - Christopher Adam in JOURNAL OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES ...satisfies one's underfed curiosity about Zaire, treats a subject worthy of a great deal more attention and is rich in anecdote ... readable and informative. - Gregroy Kronsten in DEVELOPMENT POLICY REVIEW Dirige par l'un des meilleurs specialistes du Zaire ...Par sa rigueur methodologique, il s'impose comme terme des etudes de reference sur le sujet. REVUE FRANCAISE DE SCIENCE POLITIQUE
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In most countries of the world, alternative economic systems known variously as informal, underground, parallel, unrecorded or second economies exist alongside official ones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unrecorded trade, second economy activities, transborder trade, official economy, women traders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Kivu, Economic Affairs, Lower Zaire, Mama Tshala, East Africa, Mama Tabala, Upper Zaire, Frontier Village, Mama Ifulu, Mama Moseka, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Mama Gachuka, Mama Mboma, Mama Mongongo, World Bank, Mama Mbeya, North Shaba, Gouvernorat du Kivu, Mama Aloni, Conjoncture Economique, Saudi Arabia, Third World, Vwakyanakazi Mukohya, Citoyen Moseka New!
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In most countries of the world, alternative economic systems known variously as informal, underground, parallel, unrecorded or second economies exist alongside official ones. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unrecorded trade, second economy activities, transborder trade, official economy, women traders Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Kivu, Economic Affairs, Lower Zaire, Mama Tshala, East Africa, Mama Tabala, Upper Zaire, Frontier Village, Mama Ifulu, Mama Moseka, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Mama Gachuka, Mama Mboma, Mama Mongongo, World Bank, Mama Mbeya, North Shaba, Gouvernorat du Kivu, Mama Aloni, Conjoncture Economique, Saudi Arabia, Third World, Vwakyanakazi Mukohya, Citoyen Moseka New!
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