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The End of Poverty

By Sachs, Jeffrey D.

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The End of Poverty

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The landmark exploration of economic prosperity and how the world can escape from extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizens, from one of the world's most renowned economists Hailed by Time as one of the world's hundred most influential people, Jeffrey D. Sachs is renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. Now a classic of its genre, The End of Poverty distills more than thirty years of experience to offer a uniquely informed vision of the steps that can transform impoverished countries into prosperous ones. Marrying vivid storytelling with rigorous analysis, Sachs lays out a clear conceptual map of the world economy. Explaining his own work in Bolivia, Russia, India, China, and Africa, he offers an integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that challenge the world's poorest countries. Ten years after its initial publication, The End of Poverty remains an indispensible and influential work. In this 10th anniversary edition, Sachs presents an extensive new foreword assessing the progress of the past decade, the work that remains to be done, and how each of us can help. He also looks ahead across the next fifteen years to 2030, the United Nations' target date for ending extreme poverty, offering new insights and recommendations.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
464
Release Date:
2006-02-28
Publication Date:
2006-03-31
Publisher:
Penguin LLC US
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143036580
ISBN13:
9780143036586
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
438 g
Height:
140 cm
Width:
211 cm
Thickness:
31 cm
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