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The White Man's Burden
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In The White Man's Burden William Easterly, acclaimed author and former economist at the World Bank, addresses these twin tragedies head on. While recognising the energy and compassion behind the campaign to make poverty history he argues urgently and powerfully that grand plans and good intentions are a part of the problem not the solution. Giving aid is not enough, we must ensure that it reaches the people who need it most and the only way to make this happens is through accountability and by learning from past experiences.
Without claiming to have all the answers, William Easterly chastises the complacent and patronising attitude of the West that attempts to impose solutions from above. In this book, which is by turns angry, moving, irreverent but always rigorous, he calls on each and everyone of us to take responsibility, whether donors, aid workers or ordinary citizens, so that more aid reaches the people it is supposed to help, the mother who cannot feed her children, the little girl who has to collect firewood rather than go to school, the father who cannot work because he has been crippled by war.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
400
Release Date:
2007-09-27
Publication Date:
2007-09-27
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0199226113
ISBN13:
9780199226115
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
599 g
Height:
156 cm
Width:
236 cm
Thickness:
25 cm
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Very good
Almost no signs of wear. Book pages have no markings, accessories are intact and all other media are in good condition.
€5,69