The End of Poverty
by Jeffrey Sachs
Taste attributes: documentarybusinesspoliticalslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunderdog triumphshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty non-fiction book: inventive and intricate. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
A landmark exploration of the way out of extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizensAmong the most eagerly anticipated books of any year, this landmark exploration of prosperity and poverty distills the life work of an economist Time calls one of the world's 100 most influential people. Sachs's aim is nothing less than to deliver a big picture of how societies emerge from poverty.
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- Jeffrey Sachs
- Published
- 2005
- Pages
- 416
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