02834cam a2200481 i 4500 17938864 BJBSDDR 20230926114610.0 ta 131112s2014 enk b 000 0beng 2013043817 9781781683293 (pbk.) 9781781683309 (e-book) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- HB 119 W749J 2014 330.092 B 23 Wilson, Japhy 32339 Jeffrey Sachs : the strange case of Dr Shock and Mr Aid / Japhy Wilson. London ; New York : Verso, 2014. 197 pages ; 20 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-197). "Described by the New York Times as "probably the most important economist in the world," Jeffrey Sachs is also one of the most prominent public intellectuals in the Western world, shaping mainstream economic theory, advising governments on development policy, and appearing as a talking head in major media outlets. Though he achieved notoriety in the 80s and 90s by pioneering a brutal form of free market engineering he called "shock therapy," Sachs has since positioned himself as a voice of the center-left, providing moral condemnation of Third World debt and structural adjustment, and intervening on African development, especially through his Millenium Villages Project in Sub-Saharan Africa. But appearances can be superficial. Jeffrey Sachs: The Strange Case of Dr. Shock & Mr. Aid is an account of how Sachs successfully rebranded himself as an evangelical development expert and savior of the Third World, while in fact reinforcing the neoliberal project itself. Based on documentary research and on-the-ground investigation of the Millenium Villages Project, Jeffrey Sachs exposes its namesake's Jekyll/Hyde complex, showing Sachs to be no more than a new, more human face of the neoliberal project itself"-- Provided by publisher. Sachs, Jeffrey. Millennium Villages (Project) Economists United States Biography. Economistas Estados Unidos Biografías 3457 Neoliberalism Developing countries. Neoliberalismo Países en desarrollo 2795 Economic development Philosophy. Desarrollo económico Filosofía 5940 Economic development Developing countries. Desarrollo económico Países en desarrollo 5940 Poverty Developing countries. Development economics. Developing countries Economic conditions. lcc BK 119382 119382 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2023-05-15 0 HB 119 W749J 2014 00000169930 2023-05-15 00:00:00 1 2023-05-15 BK