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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
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Penguin USA
Publication date
February 27, 2007
Pages
436
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780143038825
ISBN-10
0143038826
Dimensions
1 by 5.75 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Original list price
$18.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Argues that western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices that the author believes intrude into the inner workings of other countries. By the author of The Elusive Quest for Growth. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
from Oxford Univ Pr (September 21, 2006)
9780199210824 | details & prices | 400 pages | 6.50 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.70 lbs | List price $30.30
About: Addresses the problems of extreme poverty and the West's failed attempts to help the poor.
About: Addresses the problems of extreme poverty and the West's failed attempts to help the poor.
from Penguin USA (March 16, 2006)
9781594200373 | details & prices | 496 pages | 6.25 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.55 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Argues that Western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices.
About: Argues that Western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices.
Paperback
The price comparison is for this edition
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (February 27, 2007)
9780143038825 | details & prices | 436 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Argues that western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices that the author believes intrude into the inner workings of other countries.
About: Argues that western foreign aid efforts have done little to stem global poverty, citing how such organizations as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not held accountable for ineffective practices that the author believes intrude into the inner workings of other countries.
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