| Description |
xviii, 397 p. : ill. (some col.), col. maps ; 22 cm. |
| Note |
First published in the United States by the Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2005; Published in Penguin Books, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
A respected international economic advisor and the director of The Earth Institute shares a wide-spectrum theory about how to enable economic success throughout the world, identifying the different categories into which various nations fall in today's economy while posing solutions to top political, environmental, and social problems that contribute to poverty. |
| Subject |
Poverty -- Developing countries.
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Developing countries -- Economic policy.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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Economic assistance -- Developing countries.
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| ISBN |
0143036580 (pbk.) |
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