The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time
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- ISBN: 9780143036586 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0143036580 (pbk.)
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Physical Description:
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xviii, 397 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 22 cm. - Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2005.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Foreword / Bono -- 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. |
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Subject: | Poverty -- Developing countries Developing countries -- Economic policy Developing countries -- Economic conditions Economic assistance -- Developing countries |
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Beaver Valley Public Library | 339.46 SAC (Text) | 0036810 | Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |