Vulnerable People, Vulnerable States: Redefining the Development Challenge

by Daniel W. Bromley and Glen Anderson

Book Overview

Over five decades of economic and technical assistance to the countries of Africa and the Middle East have failed to improve the life prospects for over 1.4 billion people who remain vulnerable. Billions of dollars have been spent on such assistance and yet little progress has been made. Persistent hunger and hopelessness threaten more than individuals and families. These conditions foster political alienation that can easily metastasize into hostility...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415534542
• ISBN13: 9780415534543
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 154 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"