Download or read book The Political Economy of the Great Lakes Region in Africa written by Stefaan Marysse and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-10-21 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the international factors such as enforced democracy and globalization that have affected the Great Lakes region of Africa. The horrendous consequences in terms of violence and human suffering of the events in this area have been exhibited in the media, however news coverage after 1994 was at times unreliable. This book takes a look at life since then, adopting an independent, and on occasion controversial perspective.