Henry Holt & Co. 01/01/1997. 432 pgs. This is the story of good intentions gone wrong--of misdirected science, environmental degradation, and mathematical formulas run amok. It began in 1945 with a pledge to bring the Third World into the first, with the help of a powerful "world bank", designed to finance the takeoff of the poorest countries. Fifty years later, the gap between the rich and the underdeveloped nations is wider than ever. It is a story of the making of a quagmire of debt and impoverishment. Originally published at $27.50 You save 96% off the cover price!

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