The White Man's Burden : Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill And So Little Good

Oxford University Press

The White Mans Burden\nby William Easterly\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nDelivery\nUsually delivered in 2\u20133 working days (dispatched today if ordered before 3pm).\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: William Easterly\nTitle: The White Mans Burden\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: International economics\nPublisher: Oxford University Press\nPublication year: 2007\nISBN-13: 9780199226115\nISBN-10: 0199226113\nRRP: \u00A314.99\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nWe 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 m.