The terrible 1984 famine in Ethiopia focused the world's attention on the country and the issue of aid as never before. Anyone over the age of 30 remembers something of the events - if not the original TV pictures, then Band Aid and Live Aid, Geldof and Bono. Peter Gill was the first journalist to reach the epicentre of the famine and one of the TV reporters who brought the tragedy to light. This book is the story of what happened to Ethiopia in the 25 years following Live Aid: the place, the people, the westerners who have tried to help, and the wider multinational aid business that has come into being. We saved countless lives in the beginning and continued to save them now, but have we done much else to transform the lives of Ethiopia's poor and set them on a 'development' course that will enable the country to do without us?
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Gill does great justice to this ever-pertinent issue. (Maria Kuecken, London School of Economics Review of Books )
Excellent. (William Easterly, New York Review of Books )
Well-written and accessible book. (Economist )
A thoughtful, well-informed and detached account. (Michael Holman, Literary Review )
Thank God for great journalism. A book that strips away the cant and rumour a superb and vital piece of work. (Bob Geldof )
No outsider understands Ethiopia better than Peter Gill. He combines compassion with a clinical commitment to the truth. (Jonathan Dimbleby )
The essential book on Ethiopia, the world's crucible for hunger and poverty, and on development theory and practice. (Alex de Waal, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and author of 'Famine Crimes' )
Judicious analysis and a strong narrative. A must for all those who think there is a simple answer to the famine. (Michael Buerk )
Excellent. (William Easterly, New York Review of Books )
Well-written and accessible book. (Economist )
A thoughtful, well-informed and detached account. (Michael Holman, Literary Review )
Thank God for great journalism. A book that strips away the cant and rumour a superb and vital piece of work. (Bob Geldof )
No outsider understands Ethiopia better than Peter Gill. He combines compassion with a clinical commitment to the truth. (Jonathan Dimbleby )
The essential book on Ethiopia, the world's crucible for hunger and poverty, and on development theory and practice. (Alex de Waal, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and author of 'Famine Crimes' )
Judicious analysis and a strong narrative. A must for all those who think there is a simple answer to the famine. (Michael Buerk )
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Peter Gill is a veteran journalist who has covered the developing world for most of his career. He has is author of Drops in the Ocean, A Year in the Death of Africa, and Body Count.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By Grafton
Format:Hardcover
This book is interesting in that it covers the last 25 years. It appears that the author has been fed a lot of information by the Government (access to the PM and ministers) which he has too readily accepted without question. The book lacks an analytical rigour in that there is no clear theme. Instead the chapters are written in an anecdotal way. On the positive side, Peter Gill does know and understand the country well.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By G. I. Forbes
Format:Hardcover
This book is an interesting account of the various famines which have affected Ethiopia since the 1970s and brings to light the the difficult relations between national bodies and international agencies who mainly seem to be working to different agendas.
Also highlighted is the numbers game of in flating problems,particularly by NGOs, that are desperate for a piece of the cake.
While ETHiopia has made reasonable strides in famine reduction via aagriculture and directed aid tyh problem has spresd to Somalia where conditions are severe and made worse bycivil unrest.
The author gives credit to China for the execellent work it is undertaking in building Ethiopias infra sttucture.
An excellent well researched book but is in need of pictures and statistical tables.
Also highlighted is the numbers game of in flating problems,particularly by NGOs, that are desperate for a piece of the cake.
While ETHiopia has made reasonable strides in famine reduction via aagriculture and directed aid tyh problem has spresd to Somalia where conditions are severe and made worse bycivil unrest.
The author gives credit to China for the execellent work it is undertaking in building Ethiopias infra sttucture.
An excellent well researched book but is in need of pictures and statistical tables.
1 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By ras
Format:Hardcover
very good book the author has traveld the all regions of ethiopia and has produred a balance assesemet of the past 20 years
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