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While the world has made encouraging strides in the fight against global poverty, the hidden plague of everyday violence silently undermines our best efforts to help the poor. Common violence like rape, forced labor, illegal detention, land theft, and police abuse has become routine and relentless. And like a horde of locusts devouring everything in its path, the unchecked plague of violence ruins lives, blocks the road out of poverty, and undercuts development. How has this plague of violence grown so ferocious? In one of the most remarkable social disasters of the last half century, basic public justice systems in the developing world have descended into a state of utter collapse, and there's nothing shielding the poor from violent people.

Gary A. Haugen and Victor Boutros offer a searing account of how we got here and what it will take to end the plague. 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. While their call to action is urgent, Haugen and Boutros provide hope, a real solution and an ambitious way forward. The Locust Effect 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.

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One of the Most Important Books I've Ever Read

Reviewed in the United States on February 18, 2014

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This is one of the most important books I've ever read. It is a ground-breaking book that exposes the untold story of violence to the global poor. It opened my eyes to a world I never see or think about; now it is one I cannot forget.

The most important thing we can do to help poor people anywhere is to stop the violence that is perpetrated on them and destroying their lives--things like rape, torture, slavery, and murder--and without this, no other form of assistance will be able to ultimately help them. Violence to women and children. Land seizure and throwing people out of their homes to take their property leaving them homeless and penniless on the street. In other parts of the world, this is common. And the unfortunate poor have no recourse.

If you are not safe, nothing else matters.

There are many solutions--many. The most important thing that can be done is to transform law enforcement systems--a solution that has been historically successful--and this book describes how. But there is so much more! It includes a fascinating discussion of colonialism and how inherited systems from that time are what is still in place now for law enforcement in many developing countries.

The book explains difficult concepts so that any educated person (even one generally ignorant of global human rights issues--like me) can understand. You need have no background or previous interest.

Reading this book is a difficult journey. It is hard to get through the first hundred or so pages as they are very raw and graphic. The next hundred pages I read eagerly, and the final hundred pages I devoured. I don't regret the pain at the beginning because honestly the reader has to see the horror of what is happening to understand the importance of finding a solution. You have to CARE first before you want to read about what can be done to help.

This book is not just for people who care about global concerns and social justice issues. It is also for those who don't. It is for comfortable Americans (like me) who are normally pre-occupied with everyday concerns and find it hard to find bandwidth to look outside of my little sphere. It made me care. It made me get involved. And it was worth it. I know that if you make the time to read it it will do the same for you and change your life in a meaningful way--let you know about a problem that has a hopeful solution for which you can make a real difference.

I think that one of the great successes of this book is that it shatters the personal comfort and insularity of the reader by giving them an awareness that motivates them to action to make a difference. In other words, your life will be different when you finish if you have a heart.

One of the co-authors of this book is the founder of IJM--"...an international human rights agency that supports the world's largest corps of local, indigenous advocates providing direct service to impoverished victims of violent abuse and oppression in the developing world." The other co-author "is a federal prosecutor who investigates and tires nationally significant cases of police misconduct, hate crimes, and international human trafficking around the country on behalf of the US Dept of Justice."

Note that ALL author royalties from sales of The Locust Effect will go to IJM to help fight violence against the poor. Buy more than one copy and give it to those you love. Help get this problem on the world's radar screen.

Highly, highly recommended.
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Leanne rhodes

A Game Changer for the Aid and Development Sector

Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2014

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The Locust Effect is years of experience, tears that have been wept and lives that have cried out for justice, all rolled up into one script for the world to take notice of. I hope we all learn the lesson that the violence the poor face on a daily basis needs to be addressed or the aid and development work we do can be completely undermined by those that use terror as their tool of choice.

Haugen takes you deep into the slums of Africa, the mountaintops of Peru and the brick factories of India. You get to see the scars and the torture that you’ll never see on normal visit there. The subject of violence that Haugen deals with has largely been ignored because it is hidden by shame and fear of repercussions that the poor live with on a daily basis. Haugen uncovers the corrupt or non-existent legal systems that do nothing to protect the innocent, but instead rob them of justice and their life savings trying to find it.

This is not just an incredibly passionate book, but Haugen has done his homework too. He intellgently backs up his arguments with well researched statistics and draws in material from all over the world. Every page speaks of experience and thought that has become a life work and a cry against injustice. Haugen does not argue that all aid and development should be replaced with a focus on violence and law enforcement but he does argue that you will not have long lasting change without addressing these issues. He also brings a sense of hope, telling the stories of places where true transformation has occurred to entire communities. This is a fight that can be won.

The Locust Effect should find itself on every university humanitarian course required reading list, in missionary training and on the must read list of anyone who is interested in seeing poverty ended. The Locust Effect is an uncomfortable and challenging read but it’s message is too important not to be heard.

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It's happening to YOU right now

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2022

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I cannot recommend this book enough! An amazing and thoughtful work which reveals a travesty that has gone on for too long. The author's intent is to rectify the injustice being perpetrated, however, the current global takeover of the world's populations is using it as a handbook on how to subvert the masses. (ie. Schwab & Clinton dust jacket endorsements) Don't take my word for it - read it yourself and you'll see the exact [evil] being played out in every nation of the world today. I strongly recommend for anyone who desires to help the plight of mankind. It is biblically based on respect for individuals and their right to life and liberty. So revealing. You'll never see things the same again.

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Harm Hilvers

Killing locusts, ending violence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2014

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All of us will have heard about the Millennium Development Goals, eight goals "rang[ing] from halving extreme poverty rates to halting the spread of HIV/AIDS and providing universal primary education, all by the target date of 2015" (UN, 2014). One of the most important messages that "The Locust Effect" has taught me is that there is one big thing missing from these goals: the development of law enforcement in the developing countries of the world.

Haugen and Boutros take quite a number of pages (never boring the reader, by the way) in their book to tell why better law enforcement, in the most broadest sense imaginable, is needed in especially the developing countries. Their thesis is that through better law enforcement the poor will finally feel safe and will live without fear of oppression, which in turn will help in developing society, the educational system (for example, why go to school if you will be raped?), the medical system and the economy (which in many poorer countries, according to Haugen and Boutros, is still based on the colonial system of protecting the interests of the rich and governing class). They support this thesis with an enormous amount of data, stories and research; a comprehensive list of their sources can be found in the back of the book.

These stories not only paint the broader picture of what is wrong in the world and why there are so many locusts picking on the poor people, but also a smaller and more personal picture, through the use of case studies and stories of people who have been abused, enslaved, raped and oppressed. And finally, they also show what can be done to fight this injustice in their final chapter.

All in all, this is a good and most welcoming book. It improves on the work of for example Sen, Easterly and Collier and brings in a much needed and intellectually very refreshing point of view. Hopefully, many people, NGOs and countries will take this message to heart.

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Reviewed in Spain on March 19, 2022

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Un libro difícil de leer. Lo compré y leí hace mucho tiempo, pero las ideas que leí y algunas de las escenas del libro se han quedado conmigo, y influencian mi forma de pensar. El problema de la violencia es tan importante como la pobreza, la falta de recursos, las enfermedades, el calientamiento climático... pero se habla menos de ello. Quizá porque hay cierta complicidad por parte de la sociedad, cierta idea de que "las víctimas lo merecen", cierta creencia en la "ley del más fuerte". Hay que saber identificar ese tipo de pensamiento y rechazarlo para poner fin a la violencia.

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duga ewuga

Very Impressed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 5, 2022

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Charity M

Definitely recommend this book to anyone who cares about justice

Reviewed in Canada on November 14, 2014

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Very informative, and moving. Some parts are hard to read, emotionally, but necessary to understand how to bring about a solution. Definitely recommend this book to anyone who cares about justice, women's rights, discrimination, poverty, slavery, or any other aspect affecting the poor, and want's to make a difference. My eyes were opened, and I gained new understanding not only of the reality of the problem but also of what is necessary for a solution.

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Mr. Ja Shabani

Superb

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 11, 2017

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One of the most insightful and hope promoting books on the topic of poverty alleviation / global development. Addressing a topic we give little or no thought to (effective law enforcement and criminal justice systems), the authors make a compelling case as to why efforts to reduce global poverty have accomplished less than was hoped (and how that can be turned around). Read this book!

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