Violent Saviours : The West, the Rest, and Capitalism Without Consent

'AN INNOVATIVE AND EXHILARATING READ' Angus Deaton, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics Economic development is not really development without consent. For centuries, the developed Western world has exploited the less-developed 'Rest' in the name of progress, conquering the Americas, driving the Atlantic slave trade, and colonizing Africa and Asia. Throughout, the West has justified this global conquest by the alleged material gains it brought to the conquered. But they overlooked the demand for self-determination - and not just relief from poverty. Renowned economist and author of The White Man's Burden William Easterly examines how the demand for agency has always been at the heart of debates on development. Spanning four centuries of global history, Easterly argues that commerce, rather than conquest, provide equal rights as well as prosperity. Tracing the economic ideas underpinning the long debate between conquest and commerce, Easterly shows how it is the surge in global trade that has given agency to billions of people for the first time. Asserting a new and urgent perspective on global economics, Violent Saviours shows that the demands for consent, dignity and respect must be at the centre of the global fight against poverty.Author: Easterly, William,author Contributors: Easterly, William,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 448 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language Published/Release Date: 6 Nov 2025 Format: Paperback Publisher/Studio/Brand: John Murray Press Author/Director/Artist: William Easterly Dimension (cm): 232x154x40 mm Package Dimension (cm): 56x233x153 mm Item Weight (g): 510 Package Weight (g): 510