William Easterly (New York University Professor of Economics)

Broschiertes Buch

The White Man's Burden

Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good

Beschreibung

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.

Autor

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. September 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 156mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 602g
• ISBN-13: 9780199226115
• ISBN-10: 0199226113
• Artikelnr.: 22922807

Rezensionen

Compelling reading...Easterly's book is an important one, and the arguments he raises cannot and should not be ignored. London Book Review.com