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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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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good : Easterly, William: desertcart.in: Books

Review: A compelling account on what ails modern international aid - With Economics, Politics, Diplomacy, History, and a critical scholarly view all rolled into one, The White Man's Burden makes a great read. Adding a thoroughly researched chapter about efficacy of aid in the literature of developmental economics, it brings to fore an angle which was conveniently overlooked by many.
Review: I've come to this rather late, as in this game the 6 years since publication has changed the story to some extent, but the basic message is still entirely valid. Easterly argues entirely correctly, that top-down planning in aid projects has been at best unsuccessful in most cases, and often downright harmful. He looks at the World Bank, for which he worked, the IMF and inter-country and big 'make poverty history' type projects, and demonstrates their futility. Instead of Planners, he argues persuasively, what is needed is Searchers - people on the ground looking at ways of dealing with specific issues of poverty, and finding ways of being answerable to the requirements of the poor themselves. Highly recommended.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #319,714 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #391 in Economic Conditions (Books) #1,048 in International Relations & Globalization #6,014 in Society & Culture (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (322) |
| Dimensions  | 13.87 x 2.31 x 21.23 cm |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| Generic Name  | BOOKS |
| ISBN-10  | 0143038826 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0143038825 |
| Importer  | Sunrise Book store,House no 2/14 , GF, Ansari roadDarya Ganj, NEW DELH-I DELHI,India 110002,Contact 8888888888 |
| Item Weight  | 414 g |
| Language  | English |
| Packer  | Sunrise Book store,House no 2/14 , GF, Ansari roadDarya Ganj, NEW DELH-I DELHI,India 110002,Contact 8888888888 |
| Print length  | 448 pages |
| Publication date  | 27 February 2007 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Books |
| Reading age  | 5 years and up |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A compelling account on what ails modern international aid
*by D***H on 22 January 2017*

With Economics, Politics, Diplomacy, History, and a critical scholarly view all rolled into one, The White Man's Burden makes a great read. Adding a thoroughly researched chapter about efficacy of aid in the literature of developmental economics, it brings to fore an angle which was conveniently overlooked by many.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by G***U on 6 January 2013*

I've come to this rather late, as in this game the 6 years since publication has changed the story to some extent, but the basic message is still entirely valid. Easterly argues entirely correctly, that top-down planning in aid projects has been at best unsuccessful in most cases, and often downright harmful. He looks at the World Bank, for which he worked, the IMF and inter-country and big 'make poverty history' type projects, and demonstrates their futility. Instead of Planners, he argues persuasively, what is needed is Searchers - people on the ground looking at ways of dealing with specific issues of poverty, and finding ways of being answerable to the requirements of the poor themselves. Highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by F***E on 28 November 2012*

Très bon livre parfaitement articulé et argumenté même s'il ne représente pas vraiment mes idées. Les critiques qu'Easterly fait de l'aide au développement mais aussi des actions de libéralisation de l'économie forcée via le FMI sont clairement frappées du bon sens. Son idée de "piecemeal progress" est là aussi très intéressant, le développement prend du temps et des échanges entre les gouvernements et les pauvres c'est une évidence. Seul problème de son argumentaire, l'idée qu'au final c'est toujours le marché à lui seul qui trouvera la solution. Le marché et les éternelles anecdotes de tel ou tel pauvre qui s'en est sorti brillamment comme si chaque pauvre était nécessairement un Bill Gates en puissance à qui on a juste pas donné sa chance. Un livre important pour quiconque s'intéresse au débat sur l'aide au développement aujourd'hui, bien loin des clichés habituels.

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