Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables and Illustrations; Introduction; 1 Geographical Setting; Notes; 2 Historical Background; Precolonial Angola; Angola Under the Portuguese; The War of Independence; Notes; 3 Political Ideology and Practice; War in Postindependence Angola; The Centralized One-Party State; Toward Democracy and Political Pluralism; Crisis Politics; International Relations; Notes; 4 Economic Potential and Performance; Economic Policy; The Informal Economy; Main Economic Sectors; Trade and Aid; Notes
5 Socioeconomic Conditions and Cultural TraitsPopulation and Ethnolinguistic Groups; Socioeconomic Conditions; Education; Health; Civil Society and Cultural Institutions; Notes; 6 Angola's Future; The Best Case Scenario; The Worst Case Scenario; The Middle Case Scenario; Selected Bibliography; About the Book and Author; Index