Third World Health: Hostage to First World Wealth

by Théodore H. MacDonald

Great and increasing inequities exist between the peoples of the Third World and those of the First. As well, we find ourselves threatened by imminent environmental catastrophes largely as a result of trying to maintain such inequities. This clear and straightforward text explains the complex origins of such bodies as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and others, and demonstrates the extent to which they exacerbate the problem. The situation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1857757696
• ISBN13: 9781857757699
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"