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Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted remedies have included providing foreign aid, investing in machines, fostering education, contro... More

From one of the world's best-known development economists-an excoriating attack on the tragic hubris of the West's efforts to improve the lot of the so-called developing world In his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organi... More

Over the last century, global poverty has largely been viewed as a technical problem that merely requires the right ?expertOCO solutions. Yet all too often, experts recommend solutions that fix immediate problems without addressing the systemic political factors that created them in the first place... More

An informed and excoriating attack on the tragic waste, futility, and hubris of the West's efforts to date to improve the lot of the so-called developing world, with constructive suggestions on how to move forward. William Easterly's The White Man's Burden is about what its author calls the twin... More

Over the 1980s and 1990s, most Latin American countries witnessed a retrenchment of the public sector from infrastructure provision and an opening up of infrastructure activities to the private sector. This book analyzes the consequences of these policy changes from two perspectives. First, it revie... More

William Easterly, uno de los economistas especializados en desarrollo más importantes del mundo, fue despedido del Banco Mundial por criticar la incompetencia flagrante de las organizaciones occidentales a la hora de mitigar la pobreza global.Este libro es su respuesta. La carga del hombre blanco ... More

William Easterly, uno de los economistas especializados en desarrollo más importantes del mundo, fue despedido del Banco Mundial por criticar la incompetencia flagrante de las organizaciones occidentales a la hora de mitigar la pobreza global.Este libro es su respuesta. La carga del hombre blanco ... More

Since 1978, the World Bank's annual 'World Development Report' (WDR) has provided in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of international development from agriculture, the role of the state, economic growth, and labor to infrastructure, health, the environmen... More

Why economists' attempts to help poorer countries improve their economic well-being have failed.Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain standards of living approaching those of countries in Europe and North America. Attempted ... More

There is a tremendous concern and interest in the number of chemical dependents with co-existing compulsive behaviors. However, no one has developed a theory that can explain the high prevalence of compulsive behaviors in chemical dependents, and more importantly, describe the treatment and recovery... More