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The idealist

Jeffrey Sachs and the quest to end poverty

First American edition.
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An edition of The idealist (2013)

The idealist

Jeffrey Sachs and the quest to end poverty

First American edition.
  • 2 Want to read

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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Publisher
Doubleday
Language
English
Pages
260

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Idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the Quest to End Poverty
2014, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Cover of: The idealist
The idealist: Jeffrey Sachs and the quest to end poverty
2013, Doubleday
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Table of Contents

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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.5526
Library of Congress
HV438 .M86 2013

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 260 pages
Number of pages
260

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26886993M
Internet Archive
idealistjeffreys0000munk
ISBN 10
0385525818
ISBN 13
9780385525817
LCCN
2012047128
OCLC/WorldCat
855785829, 819275595, 825046463

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