#511520 in eBooks 2010-01-04 2010-01-04File Name: B003NX6KOG19 of 19 people found the following review helpful. witty, clever, upbeat, all while tackling some of international development's most difficult issuesBy David EvansEight years ago, as I crossed the Uganda-Kenya border, I was sequestered in a shack, interrogated, threatened with prison, and ultimately required to pay a bribe by border guards. After that harrowing experience, I returned to my hotel and recounted the story to the first friendly face I saw: my sympathetic colleague Ted Miguel. TeFrom Publishers WeeklyStarred . In this surprisingly spry read, authors and economics professors Fisman and Miguel tackle economic development issues in Africa, Asia and Latin America, beginning with the question: after decades of independence and billions in foreign aid, why are so many developinMeet the economic gangster. He's the United Nations diplomat who double-parks his Mercedes on New York City streets at rush hour because the cops can't touch him--he has diplomatic immunity. He's the Chinese smuggler who dodges tariffs by magically transforming frozen chickens into frozen turkeys. The dictator, the warlord, the unscrupulous bureaucrat who bilks the developing world of billions in aid. The calculating crook who views stealing and murder as just another part of his business strate...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Economic Gangsters: Corruption, Violence, and the Poverty of Nations | .Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
