Equality, the Third World and Economic Delusion

by P.T. Bauer and P.T. Bauer

Book Overview

Even in impoverished countries lacking material and human resources, P. T. Bauer argues, economic growth is possible under the right conditions. These include a certain amount of thrift and enterprise... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0297776452
• ISBN13: 9780297776451
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Essential

If you need a primer on foreign aid this is the book for you. Bauer's critique of egalitarians is scathing and effective.

equality, the third world and economic delusion

this is a gem, and absolute classic. Chapter 1, entitled "The Grail of Equality" is alone worth the cost of the book. Peter Bauer is an excellent writer and his exposure of the foreign aid mess is a salutary lesson on the incompetence of governments to end poverty. Buy this book as soon as you can.