The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time /
Sachs, Jeffrey.
The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - New York : Penguin Press, 2005. - xviii, 397 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The spread of economic prosperity--Why some countries fail to thrive--Clinical economics--Bolivia's high-altitude hyperinflation--Poland's return to Europe--Reaping the whirlwind: Russia's struggle for normalcy--China: catching up after half a millennium--India's market reforms: the triumph of hope over fear--The voiceless dying: Africa and disease--The Millennium, 9/11, and the United Nations--On-the-ground solutions for ending poverty--Making the investments needed to end poverty--A global compact to end poverty--Can the rich afford to help the poor?--Myths and magic bullets--Why we should do it--Our generation's challenge.
1594200459 (alk. paper)
2004065942
Poverty--Developing countries.
Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Economic policy.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
HC59.72.P6 / S23 2005
339.4/6/091724
The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - New York : Penguin Press, 2005. - xviii, 397 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The spread of economic prosperity--Why some countries fail to thrive--Clinical economics--Bolivia's high-altitude hyperinflation--Poland's return to Europe--Reaping the whirlwind: Russia's struggle for normalcy--China: catching up after half a millennium--India's market reforms: the triumph of hope over fear--The voiceless dying: Africa and disease--The Millennium, 9/11, and the United Nations--On-the-ground solutions for ending poverty--Making the investments needed to end poverty--A global compact to end poverty--Can the rich afford to help the poor?--Myths and magic bullets--Why we should do it--Our generation's challenge.
1594200459 (alk. paper)
2004065942
Poverty--Developing countries.
Economic assistance--Developing countries.
Developing countries--Economic policy.
Developing countries--Economic conditions.
HC59.72.P6 / S23 2005
339.4/6/091724