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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

by William Easterly

This work examines the historical failure of Western economic policies and foreign aid programmes aimed at alleviating global poverty. It critiques the top-down approach of international organisations and the challenges of transplanting Western institutions abroad.

Accession 16613 ISBN 1594200378 Publisher Penguin
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