White Man's Burden
Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
(Sprache: Englisch)
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...
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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.
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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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „White Man's Burden “
- 1: Planners Versus Searchers
- Why Planners Cannot Bring Prosperity
- 2: The Legend of the Big Push
- 3: You Can't Plan a Market
- 4: Planners and Gangsters
- Acting Out the Burden
- 5: The Rich Have Markets, the Poor Have Bureaucrats
- 6: Bailing Out the Poor
- 7: The Healers: Triumph and Tragedy
- The White Man's Army
- 8: From Colonialism to Postmodern Imperialism
- 9: Invading the Poor
- The Future
- 10: Homegrown Development
- 11: The Future of Western Assistance
Autoren-Porträt von 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 Street Journal, the Financial Times, Forbes, and Foreign Policy, among others. He is author of the acclaimed book The Elusive Quest for Growth and has worked in many areas of the developing world, most extensively in Africa, Latin America, and Russia.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: William Easterly
- 2007, 400 Seiten, Masse: 15,6 x 23,6 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199226113
- ISBN-13: 9780199226115
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.12.2010
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Englisch
Pressezitat
Compelling reading...Easterly's book is an important one, and the arguments he raises cannot and should not be ignored. London Book Review.com
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