Development Aid Books

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Out of Poverty: And Into Something More Comfortable Out of Poverty: And Into Something More Comfortable (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.02 — 57 ratings — published 2000
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Under Development: A journey without maps Under Development: A journey without maps (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.00 — 2 ratings — published
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Damned Nations by Samantha Nutt (2012-02-16) Damned Nations by Samantha Nutt (2012-02-16)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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The Gardener of Lashkar Gah: The Afghans who Risked Everything to Fight the Taliban The Gardener of Lashkar Gah: The Afghans who Risked Everything to Fight the Taliban (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 92 ratings — published
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Not One, Not Even One: A Memoir of Life-Altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa Not One, Not Even One: A Memoir of Life-Altering Experiences in Sierra Leone, West Africa (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.30 — 23 ratings — published 2022
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Canada's Global Villagers: CUSO in Development, 1961-86 Canada's Global Villagers: CUSO in Development, 1961-86 (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 3 ratings — published 2013
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Bill Bryson's African Diary Bill Bryson's African Diary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.49 — 10,551 ratings — published 2002
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Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 64,666 ratings — published 2012
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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 — 11,260 ratings — published 2005
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.04 — 463,314 ratings — published 1997
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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)
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avg rating 3.85 — 8,024 ratings — published 2007
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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 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.83 — 5,681 ratings — published 2006
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Lords of Poverty Lords of Poverty (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.83 — 392 ratings — published 1994
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The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working The Trouble with Africa: Why Foreign Aid Isn't Working (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.54 — 258 ratings — published 2006
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Tell Me Why You Fled: True Stories of Seeking Refuge Tell Me Why You Fled: True Stories of Seeking Refuge (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.38 — 94 ratings — published
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Missionary, Mercenary, Mystic, Misfit Missionary, Mercenary, Mystic, Misfit (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.53 — 88 ratings — published 2013
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Kooperationsmanagement in der Praxis: Gesellschaftliche Veränderungen gestalten mit Capacity WORKS (German Edition) Kooperationsmanagement in der Praxis: Gesellschaftliche Veränderungen gestalten mit Capacity WORKS (German Edition)
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avg rating 4.00 — 1 rating — published
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Florence Nightingale Florence Nightingale (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.94 — 371 ratings — published 1951
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Totál Balkán Totál Balkán (ebook)
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avg rating 4.64 — 121 ratings — published
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Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War?: Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond (Africa Now) Sexual Violence as a Weapon of War?: Perceptions, Prescriptions, Problems in the Congo and Beyond (Africa Now)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.28 — 25 ratings — published 2013
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The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout The Idealist's Survival Kit: 75 Simple Ways to Avoid Burnout (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.09 — 176 ratings — published
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The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster The Big Truck that Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,879 ratings — published 2013
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Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo Radio Okapi Kindu: The Station that Helped Bring Peace to the Congo (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.92 — 97 ratings — published 2017
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Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies, and Aid (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.27 — 753 ratings — published 2011
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Honor Among Thieves Honor Among Thieves (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.58 — 26 ratings — published 2015
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Decision Making in Disaster Response: Strategies for Frontline Humanitarian Responders Decision Making in Disaster Response: Strategies for Frontline Humanitarian Responders (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 2016
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It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War It's What I Do: A Photographer's Life of Love and War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.35 — 13,685 ratings — published 2015
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace ... One School at a Time (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.66 — 358,989 ratings — published 2006
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Disastrous Passion Disastrous Passion (ebook)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.59 — 37 ratings — published 2012
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Emma's War Emma's War (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.83 — 2,117 ratings — published 2002
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Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid Chasing Chaos: My Decade In and Out of Humanitarian Aid (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.10 — 3,119 ratings — published 2013
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In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Aid In the Eyes of Others: How People in Crises Perceive Humanitarian Aid (Unknown Binding)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.92 — 13 ratings — published 2012
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Band-Aid for a Broken Leg Band-Aid for a Broken Leg (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,545 ratings — published 2012
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Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience Humanitarian Negotiations Revealed: The MSF Experience (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.97 — 60 ratings — published 2011
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Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village Six Months in Sudan: A Young Doctor in a War-torn Village (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.01 — 1,254 ratings — published 2009
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An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century An Imperfect Offering: Humanitarian Action in the Twenty-first Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.33 — 2,287 ratings — published 2008
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Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas Humanitarian Intervention: Ethical, Legal and Political Dilemmas (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.42 — 38 ratings — published 2003
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The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong with Humanitarian Aid? The Crisis Caravan: What's Wrong with Humanitarian Aid? (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.93 — 1,438 ratings — published 2008
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The Golden Fleece: Manipulation and Independence in Humanitarian Action The Golden Fleece: Manipulation and Independence in Humanitarian Action (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.11 — 9 ratings — published 2012
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I Did It to Save My Life: Love and Survival in Sierra Leone I Did It to Save My Life: Love and Survival in Sierra Leone (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.95 — 20 ratings — published 2012
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War Reporting for Cowards War Reporting for Cowards (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.68 — 700 ratings — published 2005
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We Did Nothing: Why The Truth Doesn't Always Come Out When The UN Goes In We Did Nothing: Why The Truth Doesn't Always Come Out When The UN Goes In (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.91 — 252 ratings — published 1997
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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 development-aid)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,684 ratings — published 2004
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Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature & the Social Order Powers and Prospects: Reflections on Human Nature & the Social Order (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 3.82 — 358 ratings — published 1996
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Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as development-aid)
avg rating 4.46 — 101,643 ratings — published 2009
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Nina Munk
“I know that if you spend enough on each person person in a village, you will change their lives. If you put in enough resources-enough mzungu,foreigners, technical assistance, and money-lives change. I know that....The problem is, when you walk, what happens? -Simon Bland”
Nina Munk, The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty

Nina Munk
“What can we do? We cannot enforce. We try to explain. We want to empower. But no one can come and change them if they do not want themselves -Ahmed Maalim Mohamed”
Nina Munk, The Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty

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