William Easterly

William Easterly is a professor of economics at New York University and the author of The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good.

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PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 11: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a political rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump spoke about illegal immigration and other topics in front of an estimated crowd of 4,200. (Photo by Charlie Leight/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - JULY 11: Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump addresses supporters during a political rally at the Phoenix Convention Center on July 11, 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona. Trump spoke about illegal immigration and other topics in front of an estimated crowd of 4,200. (Photo by Charlie Leight/Getty Images)

Democracy Is Dying as Technocrats Watch
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William Easterly
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Deborah Mailman speaks during the UN Global Goals Flag Raising Ceremony on September 24, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. In support of the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Australia raises the flag representing Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. To support the ambition to 'Tell Everyone', 17 flags each representing the 17 goals will be raised at some of the most remote communities impacted by the Goals such as the Himalayas and most iconic places on earth, from the bottom of the ocean to the North Pole. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images for Global Goals)
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Actress Deborah Mailman speaks during the UN Global Goals Flag Raising Ceremony on September 24, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. In support of the UN Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Australia raises the flag representing Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. To support the ambition to 'Tell Everyone', 17 flags each representing the 17 goals will be raised at some of the most remote communities impacted by the Goals such as the Himalayas and most iconic places on earth, from the bottom of the ocean to the North Pole. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images for Global Goals)

The SDGs Should Stand for Senseless, Dreamy, Garbled
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The New Tyranny
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Brent Stirton/Getty Images

Aid Amnesia
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Sean Gallup/Getty Images

How I Would Not Lead the World Bank
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