Breaking Rocks

Breaking RocksBased on fieldwork in Kinshasa and Paris, Breaking Rocks examines patronage payments within Congolese popular music, where a love song dedication can cost 6,000 dollars and a simple name check can trade for 500 or 600 dollars. Tracing this system of prestige through networks of musicians and patrons who include gangsters based in Europe, kleptocratic politicians in Congo, and lawless diamond dealers in northern Angola this book offers insights into

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The contributors urge new methods of approach that focus on interdisciplinary collaboration between the academic and business worlds

James Heintz tackles the shortcomings of macroeconomic policies in relation to gender dynamics

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