The end of poverty : economic possibilities for our time

"Hailed by Time as one of the world's 100 Most Influential People, Jeffrey Sachs is world renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. He has advised a broad range of world leaders and international institutions on the challenges of hyperinflation, disease, post-com...

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Autor principal: Sachs, Jeffrey D. (autor)
Formato: Libro
Lenguaje:Spanish
English
Publicado: New York : Penguin Press, 2005.
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  • Contents. One. A global family portrait.
  • Two. The spread of economic prosperity.
  • Three. Why some countries fail to thrive.
  • Four. Clinical economics.
  • Five. Bolivia's high-altitude hyperinflation.
  • Six. Poland's return to Europe.
  • Seven. Reaping.
  • The whirlwind : Russia's struggle for normalcy.
  • Eight. China : catching up after half a millennium.
  • Nine. India's market reforms : the triumph of hope over fear.
  • Ten. The voiceless dying : Africa and disease.
  • Eleven. The millennium , 9/11, and the United Nations.
  • Twelve. On-the-ground solutions for ending poverty.
  • Thirteen. Making the investments needed to end poverty.
  • Fourteen. A global compact to end poverty.
  • Fifteen.
  • Can the rich afford to help the poor?.
  • Sixteen. Mythsand magic bullets.
  • Seventeen. Our generation's challenge.
  • Eighteen. Our generation's challenge.