The Shackled Continent

1. What are the key themes of the book and what is the authors thought process on them? The Shackled Continent is a lively, engaging and ultimately wannabee book ab erupt Saharan Africa written by Robert Guest. The author analyses the distrust why Africa still is so poor and reflects the problems in this region deal poverty, disease, war, corruption and it is enlivened by the stories and encounters that he recites, and by the idea, that things need non be this way forever.There are differences of culture and history in these polar countries, and again on that point are similarities of experience that marks out much of the post-colonial period. Corruption is endemic, poverty e realwhere, wars are brutal and never-ending, and AIDS insouciant saps at the lives of people. The author criticises the failure in leadership of most Afri level word countries and reflects that Africa still needs to go a long way to improve, but at the end, it will prosper. 2. What did you find interes ting in the book? why?Honestly I found The Shackled Continent a very interesting book and could non say exactly how much I liked a particular part better than the others, and Ive always precious to distinguish what exactly is casualty in this region of the serviceman, which do not stop watching unpleasant images on television and run down in newspapers chilling news. But I always wanted to go into this playing field without the influences of the media, explained by almostone who has experienced firsthand. So if I yield to stick with whatever part of the book, I get the answer that gives the author just close the principal Afri goat problem.Guest competes it is because Afri rear end governments have been either rigidly bossy or riven by corruption and tribalism. Governments have been wedded to central cooking and consequently have failed to develop. Freedom, political and economic, has been denied to millions, and local elites have prospered as their populations have s uffered. Ill stick with this idea, as it was one of my c oncerns before reading this book, and now it helps me to take in the problem. 3. What questions would you like to ask the author (at least 3)? Really socialist tendencies of African governments still hobble African economies? -Its true that aid can help, but its always government economic policies and administration that dictates conquest or failure? -Why developed countries do not more than to abolish the AIDS virus in this region of the world? Can at that moorage be any kind of interest behind? 4. Can you declare solutions to the problems/issues covered by the author? Personally I have some ways to solve the problems described by the author, but I take upt know if could be done someday.To combat poverty, developed countries could do more awareness campaigns for people to make financial contributions of more importance. Im ac identificationed if everyone only donate one euro, things could be better in Africa. The ki ndred with the disease. It should be made more drugs collection in wealthy countries to be allocated in this region. These countries could donate a large scale, as Im sure they can do it. To fight wars and corruption, developed countries should take a greater role, and send troops if necessary to calm the situation and to monitor and prevent any kind of corruption that can take place in this region.I know that these proposals are not easy to apply, but if we all could agree, I intend we could do it. 5. Is there anything you disagree with the author about? We could say that Im totally agreed with the author of the book, since I havent enough knowledge about it to argue with the author. But if I were to argue something to the author, the statement would be made on farmers. Guest said that farmers without credit cant buy seeds or fertilizer to make the best use of their land. Im not agreeing with this because I appreciate there must be some kind of subsidy or book from the State t o these farmers.I dont know exactly, because I havent a lot of knowledge about that, but I think it would be possible. Another thing is that in the conclusion, the author says something like many Africans say that Africas problems are anothers countrys fault (e. g. USA or European Union), and he disagree with that, but I think that in some way Africans are right, at least in the occurrence with this trade barrier story. 6. Have you larn anything from the book that helps you to understand the world?Reading this book has helped me to take off my blindfold and understand once and for all what is happening in Africa. That fantastic continent that both can offer and how it seems to be forgotten. I have updated all the injustices that take place on this continent, and the deaf that developed countries are doing about it, and it has helped me to sensibly more with this topic. Reading these kind of books, you realize that people only care about themselves and ignore what is happening behi nd the barriers of their respective countries.Life can be wonderful in developed countries, but we must be aware that there are people who are not as fortunate as us, who live a daily hell and that many of them are alone. We in addition can help. We must help. 7. Is there anything in the book which you can match to the full stop you are studying? I am studying business line Administration and Management, and I think its always good to know what is happening in the world and why it is happening, and not just relate to the degree you are doing, but as general culture.With this reading I learned the forms of government in this region and also the type of resources available and inquire into their economies. Now I know thats what a country needs to do to improve and that is what we must avoid to sink. I think all students should read these books to enrich their knowledge and expertise to take are as serious or more that you learn in college. Because thats the real world, the world that tomorrow we face.