| Description |
xviii, 396 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-384) 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. |
| Subject |
Poverty -- Developing countries.
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Economic assistance -- Developing countries.
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Developing countries -- Economic policy.
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Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
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| ISBN |
1594200459 |
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