{"product_id":"9781399811231-violent-saviours","title":"Violent Saviours","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe West, the Rest, and Capitalism Without Consent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'POWERFUL'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003e2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003e'INNOVATIVE AND EXHILARATING' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAngus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eECONOMIC PROSPERITY DOES NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE FREEDOM TO CHOOSE .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor centuries, powerful nations have claimed they were bringing progress to the world - through empire, intervention and control. From the conquest of the Americas to colonisation across Africa and Asia, expansion was justified by the wealth it generated and the infrastructure it built. But beneath the language of growth and poverty relief lay a question of consent. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Spanning four hundred years of global history, acclaimed economist and author of \u003ci\u003eThe White Man's Burden\u003c\/i\u003e, William Easterly draws a bold contrast between conquest and commerce, challenging the idea that development can ever be imposed from above. Empires extracted wealth by force. Markets, at their best, depend on voluntary exchange between equals. Commerce - not coercion - expanded opportunity and agency to billions. Fresh, powerful and urgent, \u003ci\u003eViolent Saviours\u003c\/i\u003e shows that consent, dignity and respect must be at the centre of the global fight against poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56730992083318,"sku":"9781399811231","price":10.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41276672.jpg?v=1779190932","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781399811231-violent-saviours","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}