Susan Walsh is executive director of USC Canada. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

"This compassionate memoir is filled with insights into the daily and structural contradictions of the development business, with a clarity that can come only from the rarest of people - a thoughtful and reflective practitioner. From the Bolivian highlands, Susan has given us an even-handed, informed, and lucid critique of the development industry and all it touches, herself included. A must-read for anyone with ambitions of being practically involved in international development." Raj Patel, bestselling author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System "Susan Walsh transports readers to the Bolivian highlands, offering us a rare, first-hand view of how development "assistance" can go awry. The result, however, is a compelling and ultimately hopeful tale of indigenous farmers' resilience in the face of a

Susan Walsh is executive director of USC Canada. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

"This compassionate memoir is filled with insights into the daily and structural contradictions of the development business, with a clarity that can come only from the rarest of people - a thoughtful and reflective practitioner. From the Bolivian highlands, Susan has given us an even-handed, informed, and lucid critique of the development industry and all it touches, herself included. A must-read for anyone with ambitions of being practically involved in international development." Raj Patel, bestselling author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System "Susan Walsh transports readers to the Bolivian highlands, offering us a rare, first-hand view of how development "assistance" can go awry. The result, however, is a compelling and ultimately hopeful tale of indigenous farmers' resilience in the face of a

Susan Walsh is executive director of USC Canada. She lives in Ottawa, Ontario.

"This compassionate memoir is filled with insights into the daily and structural contradictions of the development business, with a clarity that can come only from the rarest of people - a thoughtful and reflective practitioner. From the Bolivian highlands, Susan has given us an even-handed, informed, and lucid critique of the development industry and all it touches, herself included. A must-read for anyone with ambitions of being practically involved in international development." Raj Patel, bestselling author of Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System "Susan Walsh transports readers to the Bolivian highlands, offering us a rare, first-hand view of how development "assistance" can go awry. The result, however, is a compelling and ultimately hopeful tale of indigenous farmers' resilience in the face of a