6 Best nonfiction books like Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change by Pablo Yanguas

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Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

By: Pablo Yanguas

3.79

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Foreign aid is about charity. International development is about technical fixes. At least that is …

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change by Pablo Yanguas , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. Happening

By: Annie Ernaux

4.32

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

In 1963, Annie Ernaux, 23 and unattached, realizes she is pregnant. Shame arises in her like a plag… read more

Similar categories in Annie Ernaux's Happening book and Pablo Yanguas's Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

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"There is no such thing as a lesser truth."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"I was intoxicated, wrapped up in wordless intelligence."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"People judged according to the law, they didn't judge the law."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

"love children are the most beautiful of all.' What a terrible statement."

-Annie Ernaux, Happening

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2. How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them

By: Barbara F. Walter

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Civil wars are the biggest danger to world peace today - this book shows us why they happen, and ho… read more

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"For a society to fracture along identity lines, you need mouthpieces - people who are willing to make discriminatory appeals and pursue discriminatory policies in the name of a particular group. They…"

-Barbara F. Walter, How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them

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3. The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World

By: Tim Marshall

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Spy satellites orbiting the moon. Space metals worth more than most countries’ GDP. People on Mars … read more

Similar categories in Tim Marshall's The Future of Geography: How Power and Politics in Space Will Change Our World book and Pablo Yanguas's Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

  • nonfiction
  • economics
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4. Batman Saves the Congo: How Celebrities Disrupt the Politics of Development

By: Alexandra Cosima Budabin

3.25

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

How celebrity strategic partnerships are disrupting humanitarian space Can a celebrity be a “disru… read more

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5. The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War

By: Mark Galeotti

3.85

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged—and how to adapt to this new realit… read more

Similar categories in Mark Galeotti's The Weaponisation of Everything: A Field Guide to the New Way of War book and Pablo Yanguas's Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

  • nonfiction
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6. Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya (African Arguments)

By: Nanjala Nyabola

4.24

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

From the upheavals of recent national elections to the success of the #MyDressMyChoice feminist mov… read more

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7. Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

By: Pablo Yanguas

3.79

Format: 275 pages, Paperback

Foreign aid is about charity. International development is about technical fixes. At least that is … read more

Similar categories in Pablo Yanguas's Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change book and Pablo Yanguas's Why We Lie About Aid: Development and the Messy Politics of Change

  • nonfiction
  • economics
  • international development
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8. The End of Development: A Global History of Poverty and Prosperity

By: Andrew Brooks

4.00

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Why did some countries grow rich while others remained poor? Human history unfolded differently ac… read more

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  • economics

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Wangari Maathai

4.06

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4.40

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Siddharth Kara

4.37

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