Young, Crawford. <br/><br/>
The Rise and Decline of the Zairian State. 

 - 1st ed. 
 - 1 online resource (522 pages) 
<br/><br/>Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations and Figures -- Maps -- Tables -- Preface -- Acronyms -- 1. The State in Zaire: An Introductory Perspective -- 2. Zaire in the Mobutu Years: An Overview, 1965-1980 -- 3. The State and Civil Society: Capital, Town, and Countryside -- 4. The Dynamics of Inequality: Class Formation -- 5. The Ethnic Dimension of Civil Society -- 6. The Patrimonial State and Personal Rule -- 7. In Pursuit of Legitimacy: Party and Ideology -- 8. Regional Administration -- 9. The Seventh Scourge: The Security Forces -- 10. Economic Policy during the Mobutu Years -- 11. Zairianization and Radicalization: Anatomy of a Disaster -- 12. Zaire in the International Arena -- 13. Conclusion: Crisis of the Zairian State -- Notes -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780299101138 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mobutu Sese Seko,-1930-1997.<br/>Congo (Democratic Republic)-Politics and government-1960-1997.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DT658 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>967.51033