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The White Man´s Burden: Why the West´s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good
William Easterly
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Description for The White Man´s Burden: Why the West´s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good
Paperback. William Easterly, acclaimed author and former economist at the World Bank, addresses the problems of extreme poverty and the West's failed attempts to help the poor. While recognising the energy and compassion behind the campaign to make poverty history he argues that grand plans and good intentions are a part of the problem not the solution. Num Pages: 400 pages, 38 figures and 9 tables. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPSN; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 24. Weight in Grams: 584.
We are all aware of the extreme hunger and poverty that afflict the world's poor. We hear the facts, see the images on television, buy the T-shirt and are moved as individuals and governments to dig deep into our pockets. Yet what happens to all this aid? Why after 50 years and $2.3 trillion are there still children dying for lack of twelve cents medicine? Why are there so many people still living on less than $1 a day without clean water, food, sanitation, shelter, education or medicine? In The White Man's Burden William Easterly, acclaimed author and former ... Read more
We are all aware of the extreme hunger and poverty that afflict the world's poor. We hear the facts, see the images on television, buy the T-shirt and are moved as individuals and governments to dig deep into our pockets. Yet what happens to all this aid? Why after 50 years and $2.3 trillion are there still children dying for lack of twelve cents medicine? Why are there so many people still living on less than $1 a day without clean water, food, sanitation, shelter, education or medicine? In The White Man's Burden William Easterly, acclaimed author and former ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199226115
SKU
V9780199226115
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About William Easterly
William Easterly is Professor of Economics at New York University and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development. He was a senior research economist at the World Bank for more than sixteen years. In addition to his academic work, he has written widely in recent years in The New York Times, The Independent, The Washington Post, The Wall ... Read more
Reviews for The White Man´s Burden: Why the West´s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good
Compelling reading...Easterly's book is an important one, and the arguments he raises cannot and should not be ignored.
London Book Review.com
London Book Review.com