Negotiating public services in the Congo :  state, society and governance / 
edited by Tom De Herdt and Kristof Titeca. 
 - xii, 244p. :  ill. ;  22cm. 
 - Politics and development in contemporary Africa .
 - Politics and development in contemporary Africa. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been widely derided as a failed state, unable to meet the basic needs of its citizens. But while state infrastructure continues to decay, many essential services continue to be provided at the local level, often through grassroots initiatives. So while, for example, state funding for education is almost non-existent, average school enrolment remains well above average for Sub-Saharan Africa.  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781786994004 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2022435748 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Since 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>County services--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Infrastructure (Economics)--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Education and state--Congo (Democratic Republic)<br/>Services de comté--Congo (République démocratique)<br/>Éducation--Politique gouvernementale--Congo (République démocratique)<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--General.<br/>County services.<br/>Education and state.<br/>Infrastructure (Economics)<br/>Politics and government.<br/>Social conditions.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Congo (Democratic Republic)--Politics and government<br/>Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social conditions.<br/>Congo (République démocratique)--Politique et gouvernement<br/>Congo (Democratic Republic)
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>354.667096 NEG