The Lords of Poverty: The Power, Prestige, and Corruption of the International Aid Business
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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code
9780871134691
Author
Graham Hancock
Producer
Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages
256
Year of production
1994
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 reevaluationof the government’s motives in giving foreign aid, and of the true needs of our intended beneficiaries.