TY - BOOK AU - Sachs,Jeffrey TI - The end of poverty: economic possibilities for our time SN - 1594200459 (alk. paper) AV - HC59.72.P6 S23 2005 U1 - 339.4/6/091724 22 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Poverty KW - Developing countries KW - Economic assistance KW - Economic policy KW - Economic conditions N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004065942-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0721/2004065942-d.html ER -