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Hancock, Graham - Personal Name
Lords of poverty : the power, prestige, and corruption of the international aid business
Author
Hancock, Graham - Personal Name
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Place
New York
Year
1994
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Title
Lords of poverty : the power, prestige, and corruption of the international aid business
Author(s)
Hancock, Graham - Personal Name
Publisher
Atlantic Monthly Press
Place of Publication
New York
Publication Year
1994
Collation
xvi, 234 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN/ISSN
9780871134691
Language
English
Classification
338.9/1/091724 20
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338.9 Han l
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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. Hancocks report is thorough, deeply shocking, and certain to cause critical reevaluation of the governments motives in giving foreign aid, and of the true needs of our intended beneficiaries.
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