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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
March 16, 2006
Pages
496
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781594200373
ISBN-10
1594200378
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.25 in.
Weight
1.55 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$27.95
§As reported by publisher
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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. 60,000 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.
The price comparison is for this edition
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
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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