The Looting Machine

The Looting Machine Warlords, Tycoons, Smugglers and the Systematic Theft of Africa's Wealth

Paperback (07 Apr 2016)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Overseas Press Club Award Winner 2016

A shocking investigative journey into the way the resource trade wreaks havoc on Africa, 'The Looting Machine' explores the dark underbelly of the global economy.

'The Looting Machine' is a searing exposé of the global web of traders, bankers, middlemen, despots and corporate raiders that is pillaging Africa's vast natural wealth. From the killing fields of Congo to the crude-slicked creeks of Nigeria, a great endowment of oil, diamonds, copper, iron, gold and coltan has become a curse that condemns millions to poverty, violence and oppression. That curse is no accident. This gripping investigative journey takes us into the shadows of the world economy, where secretive networks conspire with Africa's kleptocrats to bleed the continent dry. And like their victims, the beneficiaries of this grand looting have names.

Book information

ISBN: 9780007523108
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: William Collins
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.2096
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 336
Weight: 264g
Height: 191mm
Width: 119mm
Spine width: 23mm