The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time /
Sachs, Jeffrey,
The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - xviii, 396 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / A global family portrait -- 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. Bono -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
"Hailed by Time as one of the world's 100 Most Influential People, Jeffrey Sachs is world renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. He has advised a broad range of world leaders and international institutions on the challenges of hyperinflation, disease, post-communist transition, and extreme poverty. Now, at last, he draws on all he has learned from twenty-five years of work to offer a uniquely informed vision of the keys to economic success in the world today and the steps that are necessary to achieve prosperity for all."--BOOK JACKET.
1594200459 9781594200458
2004065942
Poverty--Developing countries
Economic assistance--Developing countries
Developing countries--Economic policy
Developing countries--Economic conditions
HC59.72.P6 / S225 2005
339.46091724
The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time / Jeffrey D. Sachs. - xviii, 396 pages : illustrations (some colour), colour maps ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword / A global family portrait -- 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. Bono -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18.
"Hailed by Time as one of the world's 100 Most Influential People, Jeffrey Sachs is world renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. He has advised a broad range of world leaders and international institutions on the challenges of hyperinflation, disease, post-communist transition, and extreme poverty. Now, at last, he draws on all he has learned from twenty-five years of work to offer a uniquely informed vision of the keys to economic success in the world today and the steps that are necessary to achieve prosperity for all."--BOOK JACKET.
1594200459 9781594200458
2004065942
Poverty--Developing countries
Economic assistance--Developing countries
Developing countries--Economic policy
Developing countries--Economic conditions
HC59.72.P6 / S225 2005
339.46091724