{"product_id":"9780190229269","title":"The Locust Effect : Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Washington Post bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, there is a hidden crisis silently undermining our best efforts to help the poor. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a plague of everyday violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath the surface of the world's poorest communities, common violence -- like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, police abuse and other brutality -- has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in their path, the unchecked plague of violence ruins lives, blocks the road out of poverty, and undercuts development. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHow has this plague of violence grown so ferocious? The answer is terrifying, and startlingly simple: There's nothing shielding the poor from violent people. In one of the most remarkable -- and unremarked upon -- social disasters of the last half century, basic public justice systems in the developing world have descended into a state of utter collapse. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros offer a searing account of how we got here -- and what it will take to end the plague. Filled with vivid real-life stories and startling new data, The Locust Effect is a gripping journey into the streets and slums where fear is a daily reality for billions of the world's poorest ,where safety is secured only for those with money, and where much of our well-intended aid is lost in the daily chaos of violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhile their call to action is urgent, Haugen and Boutros provide hope, a real solution and an ambitious way forward. The Locust Effect is a wake-up call: Its massive implications will forever change the way we understand global poverty - and will help secure a safe path to prosperity for the global poor in the 21st century.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48219053949163,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":43.93,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/4484\/5803\/files\/9780190229269-1.jpg?v=1781608429","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.sg\/zh\/products\/9780190229269","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Singapore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}