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Some Key Findings

colonial rule produces its own series of negative impacts on each country's economic
development

rolling (electricity) blackouts
non-payment of public sector employees (sometimes for years)

ghost employees / ghost payrolls

Distortions

Aid related

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m̩ ̩ 'zuŋ u public mis-perceptions of foreign aid and African governments
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m̩ ̩ 'zuŋ u government policies being influenced by donor self-interest and the use of aid as a
foreign policy tool

the increasing level of corporatisation and the negative impacts this has
Negative impacts of international NGO, who never seem to have an exit strategy, and the
trend to where their relationship with African Governments can become less of a
‘partnership’ and more ‘boss-centric’ as they execute the requirements of their m’zungu
nation patrons
The continuing and long-term impact of a brain drain as many of a country’s best educated
and professionally trained people are persuaded to emigrate to m’zungu countries

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Religious fanaticism, including the impact of evangelical 'zuŋ u Christians
Corruption
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Much of what the 'zuŋ u perceives as corruption is the consequence of
historic lack of economic development
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the debt-overhang controlled by 'zuŋ u nations
a government’s inability to balance low tax revenue against the high spending needed for the
infrastructure on which economic development depends
the resulting consequence of a substantial informal economy, large areas of informal
housing controlled by local gangs within major cities, and a weakening of national
governance.

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The negative impact on economic development of 'zuŋ u Illicit Finance Flows (IFF) is far
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greater than m’zungu public perceive and one which 'zuŋ u governments do too little
about.

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