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"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 organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then-employer, the World Bank. The White Man's Burden is his widely anticipated counterpunch'a brilliant and blistering indictment of the West's economic policies for the world's poor. Sometimes angry, sometimes irreverent, but always clear-eyed and rigorous, Easterly argues that we in the West need to face our own history of ineptitude and draw the proper conclusions, especially at a time when the question of our ability to transplant Western institutions has become one of the most pressing issues we face."@en
""An 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. Economist Easterly discusses the twin tragedies of global poverty: the first, that so many are seemingly fated to live miserable lives and die early deaths; the second, that after fifty years and more than $2.3 trillion in aid, we have shockingly little to show for it. We preach a gospel of freedom and individual accountability, yet we intrude in the inner workings of other countries through bloated aid bureaucracies--and most of the places in which we've meddled are in fact no better off or are even worse off than they were before. Could it be that we don't know as much as we think we do?"--Publisher description."
"An 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. Economist Easterly discusses the twin tragedies of global poverty: the first, that so many are seemingly fated to live miserable lives and die early deaths; the second, that after fifty years and more than $2.3 trillion in aid, we have shockingly little to show for it. We preach a gospel of freedom and individual accountability, yet we intrude in the inner workings of other countries through bloated aid bureaucracies--and most of the places in which we've meddled are in fact no better off or are even worse off than they were before. Could it be that we don't know as much as we think we do?--From publisher description."@en
"The author calls on each and every one of us to take responsibility so that more aid reaches the people it's supposed to help, the mother who cannot feed her children, the little girl who has to collect firewood rather than go to school, the father who cannot work because he has been crippled by war."
"The author calls on each and every one of us to take responsibility so that more aid reaches the people it's supposed to help, the mother who cannot feed her children, the little girl who has to collect firewood rather than go to school, the father who cannot work because he has been crippled by war."@en
"An 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. Economist Easterly discusses the twin tragedies of global poverty: the first, that so many are seemingly fated to live miserable lives and die early deaths; the second, that after fifty years and more than $2.3 trillion in aid, we have shockingly little to show for it. We preach a gospel of freedom and individual accountability, yet we intrude in the inner workings of other countries through bloated aid bureaucracies--and most of the places in which we've meddled are in fact no better off or are even worse off than they were before. Could it be that we don't know as much as we think we do? -- Publisher description."@en
"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? InThe 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 and compassion behind the campaign to make poverty history he argues urgently and powerfully that grand plans and good intentions are a part of the problem not the solution. Giving aid is not enough, we must ensure that it reaches the people who need it most and the only way to make this happens is through accountability and by learning from past experiences. Without claiming to have all the answers, William Easterly chastises the complacent and patronising attitude of the West that attempts to impose solutions from above."

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"Břímě bílého muže : proč pomoc Západu třetímu světu selhává?"
"I disastri dell'uomo bianco : perchè gli aiuti dell'Occidente al resto del mondo hanno fatto piu' male che bene"@it
"The white man's burden : waarom heeft ontwikkelingshulp meer kwaad dan goed gedaan?"
"The White man's burden : why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"
"The white man's burden : why the west's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"@en
"The white man's burden : why the west's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"
"I disastri dell'uomo bianco : perché gli aiuti dell'Occidente al resto del mondo hanno fatto più male che bene"
"I disastri dell'uomo bianco : perché gli aiuti dell'Occidente al resto del mondo hanno fatto più male che bene"@it
"Why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"@en
"Le fardeau de l'homme blanc : l'échec des politiques occidentales d'aide aux pays pauvres"
"세계의 절반 구하기 : 왜 서구의 원조와 군사 개입은 실패할 수밖에 없는가"
"The white man's burden : why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"
"The white man's burden : why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"@en
"Brzemię białego człowieka"@pl
"Segye ŭi chŏlban kuhagi : wae Sŏgu ŭi wŏnjo wa kunsa kaeip ŭn silp'ae hal su pakke ŏpnŭn'ga"
"The white man's burden why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"
"The white man's burden why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"@en
"Le fardeau de l'homme blanc l'échec des politiques occidentales d'aide aux pays pauvres"
"The White Man's Burden"@en
"The white man's burden"
"The white man's burden why the west's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good"@en

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