The Idealist : : Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to end Poverty
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Shock therapy -- Ahmed Maalim Mohamed -- The end of poverty -- It doesn't get harder than this -- Every problem has a solution -- Everything is written -- It will be sweet like honey -- A pipe dream -- Complacency and fear -- David Siriri -- A green revolution -- Awaire, awaire -- Capitalist philanthropy -- Setbacks -- Insha'allah -- I am thinking we are not ready for this -- A very tall order -- I have been failed by the markets -- Misinformation and politics -- A version of progress -- What mistake has Ahmed done? -- An island of success -- I cry for Ahmed -- It is what it is.
A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty. As Secretary General of the United Nations and author of Fools Rush In Sachs argues that extreme poverty is a solvable problem, drawing on success stories from his daring five-year Millennium Villages Project experiment in Africa to demonstrate how specific initiatives can enable profound positive changes.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Doubleday, [2013]
Year Published: 2013
Description: viii, 260 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780385525817 :
0385525818
SUBJECTS
Sachs, Jeffrey.
Millennium Villages (Project)
Community development -- Africa.
Poverty -- International cooperation.
Economic development projects -- Africa.
Poverty -- Africa.