Aid and Other Dirty Business
How Good Intentions Have Failed the World's Poor
$28.65
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2008
Summary
A startling insight into how the West is failing Africa and what we can do about it - by an aid industry insider
Do you know why Africa is so poor? What really happens to your charity money? Why do trade rules fail African countries and yet cost you too? We’ve heard it all before- the corrupt leaders, heartless global corporations, the wicked World Bank.
But the answers are much closer to home… and so are the solutions
When Giles Bolton began working in the world of ai…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780091914356 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0091914353 |
| Author: | Giles Bolton |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Ebury Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2008 |
| Weight: | 244g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 22mm |
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Critics Review
Superbly lucid and readable
Superbly lucid and readable * Guardian *
[A] heartening book on Africa and remedies for its plight … Bolton doesn’t rant or preach … he balances hard facts with strong ideas * Independent *
If you’ve ever wondered why Africa is still poor, this is the book for you … Bolton writes with energy and directness * Metro *
Engaging, absorbing and enlightening - everyone interested, from the aid worker to the armchair activist, should invest in this book. If Poor Story doesn’t win your heart and mind to the cause of ending extreme poverty, nothing else will * Oxfam website *
A vivid account of the everyday problems facing African countries * Financial Times *
A shocking account … clearly, intelligently and sensitively written * City AM *
About The Author
Giles Bolton
Born in London in 1973, Giles Bolton has been closely involved in Africa and its development for more than ten years as a civil servant, diplomat, and aid worker. From 1996 until 2004 he worked for the British Government’s Department for International Development (DFID), in countries such as Kenya, Rwanda, and Iraq. This is his first book.
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