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The Locust Effect

Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence [Paperback]

by Gary A. Haugen

    • Author

      Gary A. Haugen

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      June 2015

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    A Washington Post bestseller While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, there is a hidden crisis silently undermining our best efforts to help the poor. It is a plague of everyday violence. Beneath the surface of the world's poorest communities, common violence - like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality - has become routine and relentless.

    And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in their path, the unchecked plague of violence ruins lives, blocks the road out of poverty, and undercuts development. How has this plague of violence grown so ferocious? The answer is terrifying, and startlingly simple: There's nothing shielding the poor from violent people. In one of the most remarkable - and unremarked upon - social disasters of the last half century, basic public justice systems in the developing world have descended into a state of utter collapse.

    Gary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros offer a searing account of how we got here - and what it will take to end the plague. Filled with vivid real-life stories and startling new data, The Locust Effect is a gripping journey into the streets and slums where fear is a daily reality for billions of the world's poorest ,where safety is secured only for those with money, and where much of our well-intended aid is lost in the daily chaos of violence.

    While their call to action is urgent, Haugen and Boutros provide hope, a real solution and an ambitious way forward. The Locust Effect is a wake-up call: Its massive implications will forever change the way we understand global poverty - and will help secure a safe path to prosperity for the global poor in the 21st century.

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    • Author

      Gary A. Haugen

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Oxford University Press

    • Published

      June 2015

    • Weight

      500g

    • Page Count

      384

    • Dimensions

      155 x 232 x 28 mm

    • ISBN

      9780190229269

    • ISBN-10

      0190229268

    • Eden Code

      4538579

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    • Author/Creator: Gary A. Haugen

    • ISBN: 9780190229269

    • Publisher: Oxford University Press

    • Release Date: June 2015

    • Weight: 500g

    • Dimensions: 155 x 232 x 28 mm

    • Eden Code: 4538579


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