phelps | Shared With: Everyone - May 02 2008 | development, books, Poverty, book club, shopping
Refaving because we are reading it this month for book club. To be honest, I have very mixed feelings about his arguments, but it is really interesting to read a not-so-academic critique of the international development industry by someone who:
a) Has academic standing (NYU proffessor)
b) Has experience writing for popular audiences (publishes in magazines as well as journals)
c) Has worked on the inside (World Bank economist for many years...admits to having been initially in favor of structural adjustment policies)Quoted: Amazon.com: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good: William Easterly: Books
- phelps | Shared With: Everyone - May 22 2007 | shopping, books, development
Rights-based approach to development reader.
Quoted: Amazon.com: Reinventing Development?: Translating Rights-Based Approaches from Theory into Practice: Books: Paul Gready,Jonathan Ensor by Paul Gready,Jonathan Ensor
ShareViewed: 4 Times - phelps | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 04 2007 | shopping, books, development
Reading this for a Values in International Development class right now...it would be a great beginning book for those without prior exposure to development studies or economic analysis. Maybe a good one to buy for your parents when they say "What is it that you're studying up there in Seattle?"
I agree with the quoted reviewer (below).
Quoted: Amazon.com: Achieving Broad-Based Sustainable Development: Governance, Environment, and Growth With Equity (Kumarian Press Books on International Development).
Reviewer: Most books approach the subject of development with a relatively narrow focus. Some books provide a broad-based approach to economic development, others address environmentally sensitive development, and a few broach the subject of equitable development. This book effectively meshes these often divergent subjects into one general, but ultimately workable, approach to economic development.
Certainly, no single book provides the necessary backgound to assist practitioners, elected officials, or community activists. However, this book provides a good starting point for a general, self-education in development issues.
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- shiwani - May 02 2008
You must be Phelps's friend before you can comment on this Fave.Agreed! I was taken aback by the casual writing style, but I think that actually worked considering this book is meant for a wider audience. (I should say I only read part of it). Still, I have mixed feelings about some of the arguments too. Sometimes, I feel like he DOES blame people trying...
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