{"product_id":"2940172494758","title":"The Locust Effect: Why the End of Poverty Requires the End of Violence","description":"\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a plague of everyday violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Locust Effect\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile their call to action is urgent, Haugen and Boutros provide hope, a real solution and an ambitious way forward. \u003ci\u003eThe Locust Effect\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162116735216,"sku":"2940172494758","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172494758_p0.jpg?v=1763836802","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172494758","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}