developing countries

Former World Bank chief economist Joseph E. Stiglitz expresses his disillusionment with international institutions and Washington policy makers regarding the global economy, discussing the plight of poor nations, the East Asia crisis, and the former Soviet economies.

Presents a series of essays by professional writers and scholars on the subject of world poverty and addresses issues such as immigration and open border ethics, health and education, agricultural subsidies as well as provides biographical sketches on a number of noted individuals such as Bill Gates, George McGovern, and Robert McNama.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that examine over fifty works of literature from developing nations, each with an introduction to the work and its author, a plot summary, descriptions of important characters, analysis of important themes, a critical overview, and other information.

The author shares what he has learned about global poverty through visits to more than one hundred countries, and presents his plan for ending extreme poverty around the world by the year 2025.

Discusses the origins and the rapid unfolding of the Vietnam conflict, and exposes facts and myths of Vietnam.

Identifies the influences that cause nations to either succeed or descend into turmoil, arguing that human-caused political and economic factors drive this process more than any other. Uses examples ranging from the Roman Empire to the North and South Korea of today and includes black-and-white photographs.

Examines the global economy and the progress of developing countries.

Examines the challenges facing developing nations including hunger, infectious diseases, environmental damage, global recession, democracy, foreign aid, and more.

A global perspective analyzing the influence of the Cold War on world politics, economics, and military affairs in the twentieth-first-century, focusing on the effects of the Third World policies of the United States and the Soviet Union.