The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time /

The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sachs, Jeffrey.
Imprint:	New York : Penguin Press, c2005.
Description:	xviii, 396 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Poverty -- Developing countries. Economic assistance -- Developing countries. Economic assistance. Economic history. Economic policy. Poverty. Developing countries -- Economic policy. Developing countries -- Economic conditions. Developing countries.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5615694

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ISBN:	1594200459
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]-384) and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword / Bono
1. A global family portrait
2. The spread of economic prosperity
3. Why some countries fail to thrive
4. Clinical economics
5. Bolivia's high-altitude hyperinflation
6. Poland's return to Europe
7. Reaping the whirlwind : Russia's struggle for normalcy
8. China : catching up after half a millennium
9. India's market reforms : the triumph of hope over fear
10. The voiceless dying : Africa and disease
11. The millennium, 9/11, and the United Nations
12. On-the-ground solutions for ending poverty
13. Making the investments needed to end poverty
14. A global compact to end poverty
15. Can the rich afford to help the poor?
16. Myths and magic bullets
17. Why we should do it
18. Our generation's challenge.