“According to [Gerdes], while life is still tough for most Liberians, they are much freer than they were historically, and have more opportunities to organize politically, express their opinion, and put pressure on their leaders.”
— The New Dawn (Monrovia)
“Puts the developments into historical perspective. . . . [Civil War and State Formation] discusses war, peace, and young states; the first Liberian civil war—the rise of Charles Taylor; and Taylor’s fall and the dawn of a neopatrimonial democracy.”
— Journal of Economic Literature