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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time more books like this

by Jeffrey D Sachs

Economist Jeffrey Sachs brings a lifetime of scholarship and experience to the complex problem of the wealth and poverty of nations. He reviews two centuries of history, explaining the reasons behind the uneven dispersal of wealth, and provides a holistic way to assess a nation's resources. Sachs is no ivory-tower thinker; he has been to the ...

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Development as Freedom

Development as Freedom more books like this

by Professor Amartya K Sen

In this scholarly work, a Nobel Prize-winning economist recommends the adoption of integrated socioeconomic policies that view social freedom and economic development as complementary pursuits.

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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

The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good more books like this

by William Easterly

A professor of economics pens 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, and provides constructive suggestions on how to move forward.

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The Location of Culture

The Location of Culture more books like this

by Homi K Bhabha, K Bhabha Homi

In Location of Culture, Homi Bhabha sets out the conceptual imperative and political consistency of the post-colonial intellectual project. In a provocative series of essays, Bhaba explains why the post-colonial critiquwe has altered forever the landscape of postmodern discourse.

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Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits

Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits more books like this

by C K Prahalad, Harvey C Fruehauf (Consultant editor)

Collectively, the world's billions of poor people have immense untapped buying power. Prahalad's global bestseller shows why companies can't afford to ignore "Bottom of the Pyramid" (BOP) markets. Now available in paperback, it offers a blueprint for driving the radical innovation companies will need to profit in emerging markets, and using those ...

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Economic Development

Economic Development more books like this

by Michael P. Todaro

"Economic Development, 10/e "is the leading textbook in this field, providing a complete and balanced introduction to the requisite theory, the driving policy issues, and the latest research. Principles and Concepts: Economics, Institutions, and Development: A Global Perspective; Comparative Economic Development; Classic Theories of Economic ...

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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done about It

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done about It more books like this

by Paul Collier

Global poverty, Collier argues, is actually falling quite rapidly. The real crisis lies in a group of about 50 failing states, the bottom billion, whose problems defy traditional approaches to alleviating poverty. He contends that these failed states pose the core challenge of the developing world in the 21st century.

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The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics

The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics more books like this

by William Easterly

Since the end of World War II, economists have tried to figure out how poor countries in the tropics could attain higher standards of living. The problem is not the failure of economics, Easterly argues, but the failure to apply economic principles to practical policy work. Illustrations.

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Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World

Upside Down: A Primer for the Looking-Glass World more books like this

by Eduardo H Galeano

This Third World perspective on the First World sees nothing but folly, lies, terror, and misuse of power. Galeano is one of Latin America's most respected historians, and his trenchant analysis of a world-turned-upside-down teaches as it entertains. A New York Times Notable Book for 2000.

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Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies

Occidentalism: The West in the Eyes of Its Enemies more books like this

by Ian Buruma, Avishai Margalit

Misperceptions and stereotypes govern much of the way the West is viewed by the rest of the world. These pernicious, and often striking, ways of looking at and talking about the West encourage members of movements such as radical Islam, becoming are the soil in which hate grows. Ian Buruma identifies some of these views, traces their origins in ...

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Ethnic Groups in Conflict more books like this

by Donald L Horowitz

To understand ethnic conflict is an ambitious task, but by focusing on the logic and structure of conflict and discussing measures to abate it, Horowitz brings important insight into an urgent issues that affects all strata of society everywhere.

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Feminism Without Borders: Decolonizing Theory, Practicing Solidarity more books like this

by Chandra Talpade Mohanty

Bringing together classic and new writings of the trailblazing feminist theorist Chandra Talpade Mohanty," Feminism without Borders" addresses some of the most pressing and complex issues facing contemporary feminism. Forging vital links between daily life and collective action and between theory and pedagogy, Mohanty has been at the vanguard of ...

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The Urban World more books like this

by J John Palen

The Urban World the leading text in urban sociology. Through five editions the book has presented a complete, balanced, up-to-date, cross-cultural look at cities and suburbs around the world. It offers a coherent overview of the changing urban scene, covering evolving urban patterns and the changing nature of urban life. The Urban World ...

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Drummer in the Dark more books like this

by T Davis Bunn

When his brother-in-law, the new governor of Florida, taps Bryant to replace a fallen Congressman, his only duty is to overthrow the man's pet legislation: an amendment to control the financial future of Third World countries. Bryant soon discovers that crushing the amendment will make the rich far richer, the powerful more dangerous, and will put ...

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Promises Not Kept: The Betrayal of Social Change in the Third World more books like this

by John Isbister

This updated edition re-examines the plight of developing countries in light of recent events and post-cold war trends. As market forces become increasingly influential, allowing for unprecedented growth and the accumulation of great wealth, twentieth century promises continue to be transformed and abandoned. Isbister examines these phenomena and ...

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Economics of Development more books like this

by Malcolm Gillis

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Woman, Native, Other: Writing Postcoloniality and Feminism more books like this

by Trinh T Minh-Ha, T Minh-Ha Trinh

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Circle William more books like this

by Bill Harlow

Two brothers, one a presidential press secretary and the other a captain on a Navy destroyer, find themselves working together to defuse a fiendish Libyan plot to use chemical weapons against Israel and the United States. As one convenes with the country's top defense and intelligence officials to plot a strategy, his sibling is on the front line ...

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Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business more books like this

by Graham Hancock

A comprehensive and controversial study of the 60-billion-dollar-a-year world foreign-aid business, Lords of Poverty was a bestseller in hardcover and earned the 1990 H.L. Mencken Award honorable mention for an outstanding book of journalism. Hancock investigates why huge aid projects often fail and demands a response from those in the industry.

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Unexpected News: Reading the Bible with Third World Eyes more books like this

by Robert McAfee Brown

This is a mind-changing book that seeks to transform attitudes in North American churches. A book on how and why to read the scriptures.

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The challenge of Third World development more books like this

by Howard Handelman

A timely book about the politics of developing nations. This book is clearly written, presenting information that is vital to understanding the sweeping changes that are taking place in the more than 150 countries that make up the Third World. In light of the recent traumatic events that have occurred in the United States, the material presented ...

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Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror more books like this

by Mahmood Mamdani

Rejecting what the author sees as the false dichotomy of the title, this political and historical analysis traces the roots of political Islam to the Reagan years, when the US supported some insurgency movements in its proxy wars against the Soviet Union. This had the combined effect of strengthening our soon-to-be enemies, and causing greater ...

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The New Argonauts: Regional Advantage in a Global Economy more books like this

by Annalee Saxenian

Like the Greeks who sailed with Jason in search of the Golden Fleece, the new Argonauts--foreign-born, technically skilled entrepreneurs who travel back and forth between Silicon Valley and their home countries--seek their fortune in distant lands by launching companies far from established centers of skill and technology. Their story illuminates ...

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Globalization and the Postcolonial World: The New Political Economy of Development more books like this

by Dr. Ankie Hoogvelt

Globalization is at the heart of debates about the present phase of development of the world economy. In Globalization and the Postcolonial World, Ankie Hoogvelt joins these debates to examine the ways in which globalization is affecting the countries of the developing world. Taking a new look at historical trends and theories in development ...

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The Emerging Markets Century: How a New Breed of World-Class Companies Is Overtaking the World more books like this

by Antoine Van Agtmael

The investing pioneer who coined the term "emerging markets" offers a vital in-depth look at the top multinationals that will soon take the lead in the global economy, forever shifting the balance of power.

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