Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Jamie - GoodreadsAt times this book is a little too critical and one sided in the defense of its position on aid from the bottom up, when what is needed is an embrace of a collective approach. However, there are some ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Casey - GoodreadsI have been really primed by all of the other authors in this field about what this book is about, so it is hard for me be be impartial in my review of this book. That being said this book is good but ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Matthieutc - Goodreads"It is the job of economists to point out trade-offs; it is the job of politicians and Planners to deny that trade-offs exist." -William Easterly This famous book decries the current state of Western ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Jesse - GoodreadsScore: 2/5 I made it a bit over halfway through this book. I couldn't take it anymore. William Easterly (and this book in particular) is supposed to be an authority on foreign aid and international ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - LDB - GoodreadsAs a development professional, I like to read books from all perspectives and I always find something interesting or inspiring in them. There were lots of good stories in this book about development ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Eddy Allen - GoodreadsIn his previous book, The Elusive Quest for Growth, William Easterly criticized the utter ineffectiveness of Western organizations to mitigate global poverty, and he was promptly fired by his then ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Andrew - GoodreadsI'd give this more like a 3.5 stars, though that isn't an option. Easterly seems to be basically right about his main arguments ("planning" doesn't work because of a lack of accountability and ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - ryan shiitake - GoodreadsI agree with most of Easterly's over-arching criticisms of humanitarian aid, but after a while, the book loses its incisiveness: rehashing, repeating, and reemphasizing the same points over and over ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Brian - GoodreadsI think the problems and potential solutions presented in this book are of overwhelming importance for the aid community. I can admit that Easterly's writing style is less than masterful, and that the ... Read full review
Review: The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good
User Review - Kraychik - GoodreadsThis book shatters mythologies held by utopian statists that humanity can be perfected if only we plan everything out in great enough detail with the wisest persons on the planet. Unfortunately, this ... Read full review
