World Development Books

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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as world-development)
avg rating 3.70 — 8,226 ratings — published 2009
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The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as world-development)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,652 ratings — published 2006
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 11,228 ratings — published 2005
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.17 — 15,407 ratings — published 2017
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 199,792 ratings — published 2018
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Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 24,130 ratings — published 2011
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Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 10,380 ratings — published 1991
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The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as world-development)
avg rating 3.85 — 7,970 ratings — published 2007
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Development as Freedom Development as Freedom (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.10 — 7,075 ratings — published 1999
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The Approaching Great Transformation: Creating a New Commonwealth for the End of the Oil Age The Approaching Great Transformation: Creating a New Commonwealth for the End of the Oil Age (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.62 — 21 ratings — published 2013
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A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1) A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
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avg rating 4.16 — 4,047,993 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.81 — 2,446 ratings — published 2013
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How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region How Asia Works: Success and Failure in the World's Most Dynamic Region (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 4,981 ratings — published 2013
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Interventions: A Life in War and Peace Interventions: A Life in War and Peace (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.98 — 1,193 ratings — published 2012
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Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1) Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global Politics (Politics of Place, #1)
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avg rating 4.19 — 113,961 ratings — published 2015
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Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails Talking to My Daughter About the Economy: or, How Capitalism Works—and How It Fails (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.13 — 20,567 ratings — published 2013
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23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 12,539 ratings — published 2010
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Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 3,215 ratings — published 1997
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The Precipice The Precipice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 4,923 ratings — published 2020
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Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life Feral: Rewilding the Land, the Sea and Human Life (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.16 — 5,408 ratings — published 2013
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Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 740 ratings — published 1991
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The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future The War on Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 9,753 ratings — published 2018
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No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.85 — 27,597 ratings — published 2019
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Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3) Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #3)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 4.41 — 166,388 ratings — published 2010
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.98 — 115,979 ratings — published 2012
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The Shackled Continent The Shackled Continent (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.95 — 610 ratings — published 2004
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The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning The Island of Knowledge: The Limits of Science and the Search for Meaning (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.94 — 910 ratings — published 2014
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The Denial of Death The Denial of Death (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 15,596 ratings — published 1973
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The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Sarah Palin (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 2,776 ratings — published 2011
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A Short History of Myth A Short History of Myth (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 6,433 ratings — published 2005
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The Origin of Species The Origin of Species (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.01 — 121,194 ratings — published 1859
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The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World The Wizard and the Prophet: Two Remarkable Scientists and Their Dueling Visions to Shape Tomorrow's World (Audio CD)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 4.23 — 4,490 ratings — published 2018
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Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 17,068 ratings — published 2018
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Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 792,036 ratings — published 2016
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The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,458 ratings — published 2013
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The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 759 ratings — published 2012
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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 1,170 ratings — published 2009
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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.99 — 4,378 ratings — published 2000
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.28 — 55,571 ratings — published 2008
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In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.07 — 119,110 ratings — published 2008
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Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone Emergency Sex (And Other Desperate Measures) : True Stories from a War Zone
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,634 ratings — published 2004
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صناعة الجوع: خرافة الندرة صناعة الجوع: خرافة الندرة (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.97 — 424 ratings — published 1980
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Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy Blockchain: Blueprint for a New Economy (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.29 — 694 ratings — published 2014
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The BRICS and the Future of Global Order The BRICS and the Future of Global Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 34 ratings — published 2015
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World Order World Order (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 13,760 ratings — published 2014
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China Goes Global: The Partial Power China Goes Global: The Partial Power (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 412 ratings — published 2013
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Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World Every Nation for Itself: Winners and Losers in a G-Zero World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.58 — 575 ratings — published 2012
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The Future of Power The Future of Power (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.78 — 1,174 ratings — published 2010
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The Post-American World The Post-American World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as world-development)
avg rating 3.86 — 12,837 ratings — published 2008
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“There has never been a ‘race’ until now, and this latest hype is driven I believe by greed, and power hungry nations.”
Anthony Merrydew, The Dumb Dumb's Handbook - To Artificial Intelligence: And It's Part in Your Downfall

“A good way to help africans would be to industrialise africa, Africans are like to work.”
Patricio Telman Chincocolo

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