The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good

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The White Man's Burden 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 economist at the World Bank, addresses these twin tragedies head on. While recognising the energy an...

Author : William Easterly

Label : OUP Oxford

Manufacturer : OUP Oxford

Studio : OUP Oxford

Release Date : 2007-09-27