The End of Poverty: How We Can Make It Happen In Our Lifetime
by:
Jeffrey D. Sachs (author)
Bono (author)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141018669 (0141018666)
Publish date: July 1st 2005
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Cultural,
Africa,
Business,
Economics,
Politics,
Sociology,
Social Science,
Social Issues,
Social Movements,
Social Justice,
Poverty
Sachs has a few good, very basic ideas. Mostly what I got from this book was that he agrees with me that paying so little (~0.2% of our GNP) in foreign aid, and tying it to so many requirements and paperwork, is false economy. Unfortunately, it's a very dull book. Most of it is spent detailing ev...