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1	Development as Freedom by Amartya Sen 4.10 avg rating — 7,221 ratings score: 1,175, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoğlu 4.08 avg rating — 66,731 ratings score: 1,138, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier 3.85 avg rating — 8,064 ratings score: 1,072, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty by Abhijit V. Banerjee 4.27 avg rating — 25,093 ratings score: 987, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World by Tracy Kidder 4.21 avg rating — 90,276 ratings score: 870, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 55,907 ratings score: 640, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly 3.83 avg rating — 5,701 ratings score: 587, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey D. Sachs 3.69 avg rating — 11,286 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.04 avg rating — 471,048 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa by Dambisa Moyo 3.70 avg rating — 8,387 ratings score: 580, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney 4.40 avg rating — 9,165 ratings score: 571, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed by James C. Scott 4.21 avg rating — 7,355 ratings score: 561, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	"A Problem from Hell": America and the Age of Genocide by Samantha Power 4.26 avg rating — 11,150 ratings score: 450, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Capital in the Twenty First Century by Thomas Piketty 4.06 avg rating — 35,319 ratings score: 443, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly 3.95 avg rating — 1,659 ratings score: 438, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Fault Lines: Views across Haiti's Divide by Beverly Bell (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 400, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty by Roger Thurow 4.11 avg rating — 548 ratings score: 349, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	More Than Good Intentions: How a New Economics Is Helping to Solve Global Poverty by Dean Karlan (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 1,002 ratings score: 345, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty by Muhammad Yunus 4.12 avg rating — 10,487 ratings score: 339, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor by William Easterly 3.87 avg rating — 1,386 ratings score: 334, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty by Nina Munk (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 1,487 ratings score: 325, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Never Go with Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters by Gleb Tsipursky (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 259 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Waste Wars: The Wild Afterlife of Your Trash by Alexander Clapp 4.22 avg rating — 1,855 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism by Naomi Klein 4.30 avg rating — 56,049 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Anti-Politics Machine: "Development," Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho by James Ferguson 4.29 avg rating — 655 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights, and the New War on the Poor by Paul Farmer 4.28 avg rating — 4,889 ratings score: 287, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda by Roméo Dallaire 4.25 avg rating — 14,089 ratings score: 283, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Bright Continent: Breaking Rules and Making Change in Modern Africa by Dayo Olopade 3.87 avg rating — 533 ratings score: 282, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Global Governance and the New Wars: The Merging of Development and Security by Mark Duffield 3.77 avg rating — 77 ratings score: 279, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Economic Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy by Daron Acemoğlu 3.93 avg rating — 334 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective by Ha-Joon Chang 4.21 avg rating — 1,513 ratings score: 269, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster by Jonathan M. Katz (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 1,894 ratings score: 238, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day by Daryl Collins 3.95 avg rating — 1,177 ratings score: 236, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Globalization and its Discontents by Joseph E. Stiglitz 3.87 avg rating — 8,298 ratings score: 213, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Bike Riding in Kabul: The Global Adventures of a Foreign Aid Practitioner by Jamie Bowman (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti by Jake Johnston 4.16 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Exodus: Immigration and Multiculturalism in the 21st Century by Paul Collier 3.77 avg rating — 946 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	Aid on the Edge of Chaos: Rethinking International Cooperation in a Complex World by Ben Ramalingam (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 152 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security by Sarah Chayes 4.11 avg rating — 1,079 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Lords of Poverty by Graham Hancock (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 393 ratings score: 184, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	War Games: The Story Of Aid And War In Modern Times by Linda Polman 4.05 avg rating — 310 ratings score: 183, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Africa Works: Disorder as Political Instrument by Patrick Chabal 3.86 avg rating — 84 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Chasing Misery: an anthology of essays by women in humanitarian responses by Kelsey Hoppe (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 118 ratings score: 175, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World by Gregory Clark 3.75 avg rating — 1,316 ratings score: 169, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World by Arturo Escobar 4.05 avg rating — 517 ratings score: 168, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs by Muhammad Yunus 3.97 avg rating — 1,914 ratings score: 159, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Famine Crimes: Politics & the Disaster Relief Industry in Africa by Alex de Waal 4.20 avg rating — 117 ratings score: 148, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith 3.89 avg rating — 36,046 ratings score: 120, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Girl Power in the Age of the Millennials: Essays on Women, Youth and Global Social Change by Christine Horansky 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Euro is Dead; Long Live the Solid!: A Proposal for a New Monetary System for the Eurozone by Eduardo J. Belgrano 3.92 avg rating — 12 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Scarcity: Why Having Too Little Means So Much by Sendhil Mullainathan (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 7,702 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 7,169 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	A Feast of Vultures: The Hidden Business of Democracy in India by Josy Joseph 4.28 avg rating — 2,751 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	How China Escaped the Poverty Trap by Yuen Yuen Ang 4.32 avg rating — 439 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Late Victorian Holocausts: El Niño Famines and the Making of the Third World by Mike Davis 4.21 avg rating — 2,217 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist by Kate Raworth 4.16 avg rating — 16,213 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions by Jason Hickel 4.61 avg rating — 4,180 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	3 Earthquakes, 1 Coup d'état and a Handful of Revolutions by Penelope Curling 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Eleven by Paul Hanley (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 52 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti by Jake Johnston 4.16 avg rating — 268 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Deep Listening: Transform Your Relationships with Family, Friends, and Foes by Emily Kasriel (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 307 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	The Nonprofiteer's Fundraising Field Guide: 30 Practical Ways to Boost Philanthropy Through Servant-Leadership by Evan Wildstein 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Do Justice: Practical Ways to Engage Our World by Kristi Burton Brown 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Recreating the World: A practical guide to building sustainable communities by Michael Bopp and Judie Bopp 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	When Crime Pays: Money and Muscle in Indian Politics by Milan Vaishnav 3.91 avg rating — 317 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Steve Corbett 4.20 avg rating — 14,205 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	The Promise of World Peace: To the Peoples of the World by Universal House of Justice 4.79 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent by Eduardo Galeano 4.32 avg rating — 29,535 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy by Dani Rodrik really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,649 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Seasons of Trouble: Life Amid the Ruins of Sri Lanka's Civil War by Rohini Mohan (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 891 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang 4.20 avg rating — 5,871 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Thin Blue Line: How Humanitarianism Went to War by Conor Foley 3.31 avg rating — 101 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Aid Chain: Coercion and Commitment in Development NGOs by Tina Wallace 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places by Paul Collier 3.86 avg rating — 863 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World by Vijay Prashad 4.12 avg rating — 1,556 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Political Order and Political Decay: From the Industrial Revolution to the Globalization of Democracy by Francis Fukuyama 4.34 avg rating — 5,024 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
76	Perilous Passage: Mankind and the Global Ascendancy of Capital by Amiya Kumar Bagchi really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	Debt: The First 5,000 Years by David Graeber 4.21 avg rating — 28,240 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	High-Value Natural Resources and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding by Pivi Lujala (Editor) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid by Samantha Nutt 4.27 avg rating — 755 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	Catching Up: What LDCs Can Do, and How Others Can Help by Paul Collier really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Africa Doesn't Matter: How the West Has Failed the Poorest Continent and What We Can Do About It by Giles Bolton 3.90 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink by Maria Shriver 3.93 avg rating — 348 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development by World Bank 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Managing the Nonprofit Organization: Principles and Practices by Peter F. Drucker 3.99 avg rating — 1,185 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Gender in Agriculture Sourcebook (World Bank Training Series) by World Bank Group really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	What Works in Development?: Thinking Big and Thinking Small by Jessica Cohen (Editor) 3.74 avg rating — 57 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
87	World Development Report 2013: Jobs by World Bank really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	Trust: The Social Virtue and the Creation of Prosperity by Francis Fukuyama 3.96 avg rating — 766 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	Humanitarian Intervention: Confronting the Contradictions by Michael Newman 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa by Robert H. Bates 3.59 avg rating — 198 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa by Calestous Juma 3.83 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development by Joseph E. Stiglitz 3.60 avg rating — 213 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell 4.09 avg rating — 105,686 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Plundered Planet: Why We Must--and How We Can--Manage Nature for Global Prosperity by Paul Collier 3.58 avg rating — 435 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	How Europe and America Are Still Underdeveloping Africa: Neocolonialism and the Scramble for Strategic Resources in 21st Century Africa by Joseph R. Gibson 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Woman's Role in Economic Development by Ester Boserup 4.10 avg rating — 39 ratings score: 75, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa by Deborah Brautigam 3.79 avg rating — 473 ratings score: 74, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	The Barefoot Guide to working with Organizations and Social Change by Doug Reeler, Rubert Van Blerk, James Taylor, Desiree Paulsen, Sue Soal 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 71, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	The History of Development by Gilbert Bist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings score: 70, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars