There is a wide literature related to development and challenges faced in
low resource environments. Below is a list of books which present a
range of perspectives.
The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good by William Easterly
The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics by William Easterly
The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time by Jeffrey Sachs
The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier
A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World by Gregory Clark
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India by Edward Luce
The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence by Martin Meredith
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues by Paul Farmer
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet by Jeffrey D. Sachs
Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of
Capitalism by Muhammad Yunus
Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail by Paul Polak
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond
Banker To The Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World
Poverty by Muhammad Yunus
The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through
Profits by C. K. Prahalad
The Wisdom of Whores, Anna Pisani
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