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Title: Oversimplification that ignores so many factors
Review: If you like the simplistic ivory-tower American view of the world then this is the book for you. If you want the far more complex truth then don't waste your time with this book. I received this book from a college student and was shocked that this passed as scholarly writing. I understood the dumbed-down level of the book once I saw the author writes articles for WIRED magazine and also cashed in by writing a biography about a distant relative. There are many great books available about the developing world, but this is not one of them.
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