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Dark Victory
Walden Bello
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Description for Dark Victory
Paperback. In this fiercely critical study of Western aid giving, the authors offer a persuasive argument that recolonisation of the Third World has been carried out through the agencies of the International Banks. Series: Transnational Institute. Num Pages: 172 pages, 17 photos, 1 line. BIC Classification: 1QFG; JFFA; JKSN1; JKSR; KCM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 0. Weight in Grams: 234.
Hunger and malnutrition stalk the countries of the South. Over the last twenty years, as the populations of these countries have increased, so too has mass poverty on a grotesque scale. In this fiercely critical study of Western aid giving, Walden Bello offers a persuasive argument that recolonisation of the Third World has been carried out through the agencies of the International Banks.
Bello argues that neoliberalism or doctrinal free-market ideology came to power in the United States with an agenda to ‘discipline the Third World’ and the consequences of such a policy has resulted in lower ... Read more
Hunger and malnutrition stalk the countries of the South. Over the last twenty years, as the populations of these countries have increased, so too has mass poverty on a grotesque scale. In this fiercely critical study of Western aid giving, Walden Bello offers a persuasive argument that recolonisation of the Third World has been carried out through the agencies of the International Banks.
Bello argues that neoliberalism or doctrinal free-market ideology came to power in the United States with an agenda to ‘discipline the Third World’ and the consequences of such a policy has resulted in lower ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
Series
Transnational Institute
Number of Pages
172
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745314617
SKU
V9780745314617
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About Walden Bello
Walden Bello is an author, academic and political analyst. He is a professor of sociology and public administration at the University of the Philippines. He is the co-author of Dark Victory: The United States, Structural Adjustment and Global Poverty (Pluto, 1998).
Reviews for Dark Victory
'Bello et al build their case with relentless scholarship. Even those who think they know the structural adjustment scenario inside out will be grateful to Bello for taking on the toughest cases for examination'
Susan George 'A book that progressive political leaders the world over should read and take to heart'
David C. Korten
Susan George 'A book that progressive political leaders the world over should read and take to heart'
David C. Korten