William Easterly

William Easterly is Professor of Economics at New York University, Co-Director of NYU’s Development Research Institute, and Co-Editor of the Journal of Development Economics. His latest book is The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. (October 2009)

From the Review

November 19, 2009: 'The Anarchy of Success' (letter)

October 8, 2009: The Anarchy of Success

The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow


Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism by Ha-Joon Chang


July 2, 2009: 'Foreign Aid Goes Military!' (letter)

December 4, 2008: Foreign Aid Goes Military!

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It by Paul Collier

August 16, 2007: How, and How Not, to Stop AIDS in Africa

The Invisible Cure: Africa, the West, and the Fight Against AIDS by Helen Epstein

January 11, 2007: 'The White Man's Burden' (letter)