The white man's burden
by Winthrop D. Jordan · first published 1974
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Examines the development of racist practices, policies, and attitudes during the years of colonization and revolution.
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…Sach's millennium village project has failed. Read 'Africa Rising' by Vijay Mahajan about how many countries in Africa are actually been doing well economically for the first time in decades. Read 'The White Man's Burden' by Bill Easterly about how he thinks aid has all failed. The development of the poorest countries is incredibly important. These people all have thought heaps about it and are very serious about wanting…
on “Why I stopped being a voluntourist ” ↗…economic articles about humans on earth: Case and Deaton's Deaths of Despair paper: https://mronline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/15078.full_.... Duflo and Banerjee, Poor Economics Easterly, The White Man's Burden Autor et al's China Syndrome on the effect of trade with China: https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w18054/w180... and their subsequent papers on its effect on social outcomes (marriage,…
on “Unsolved problems in economics” ↗…he presents in the piece - make money and give it to NGOs to hire professionals - sounds, well, not exactly surprising coming from a grant writing consultant. The authors of books like Dead Aid [1] and White Man's Burden [2] would have a few research-backed criticisms of what his suggested approach does to NGOs' effectiveness. I was hoping to find some in-trade NGO hacks for travel volunteerism, or Doctors Without Borders…
on “Most volunteering is a waste of time for anyone except the volunteer” ↗