Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business by Graham Hancock
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- Pub. Date: January 1994
- 234pp
- Sales Rank: 103,702
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: January 1994
- Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
- Format: Paperback, 234pp
- Sales Rank: 103,702
- ISBN-13: 9780871134691
- ISBN: 0871134691
- Edition Description: Reprint
Synopsis
Lords of Poverty is a case study in betrayals of a public trust. The shortcomings of aid are numerous, and serious enough to raise questions about the viability of the practice at its most fundamental levels. Hancock’s report is thorough, deeply shocking, and certain to cause critical reevaluation—of the government’s motives in giving foreign aid, and of the true needs of our intended beneficiaries.
Annotation
In this controversial study of foreign aid, the East African correspondent for The Economist demonstrates the pitfalls and purposes of sharing the world's wealth.
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