TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sachs, J. D.
TI  - The end of poverty: economic possibilities for our time 
U1  - e-book (MDP) 
PY  - 2005///
CY  - New York
PB  - The Penguin Press
N1  - Includes bibliographical notes and index
N2  - Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Foreword by Bono xv
Introduction 1
One A G L O B A L F A M I L Y P O R T R A I T 5
Two T H E S P R E A D OF
E C O N O M I C P R O S P E R I T Y 26
Three WHY SOME C O U N T R I ES
F A I L TO THRIVE 51
Four C L I N I C A L E C O N O M I C S 74
Five BOLIVIA'S HIGH-ALTITUDE
H Y P E R I N F L A T I O N 90
Six POLAND'S RETURN TO EUROPE 109
Seven R E A P I N G T H E W H I R L W I N D :
RUSSIA'S STRUGGLE FOR NORMALCY 131
Eight C H I N A:
CATCHING UP AFTER HALF A MILLENNIUM 148
Nine INDIA'S MARKET REFORMS:
THE TRIUMPH OF HOPE OVER FEAR 170
Ten THE VOICELESS DYING:
AFRICA AND DISEASE 188
Eleven THE MILLENNIUM, 9/11, AND
THE UNITED NATIONS 210
Twelve ON-THE-GROUND SOLUTIONS
FOR ENDING POVERTY 226
Thirteen MAKING THE INVESTMENTS
NEEDED TO END POVERTY 244
Fourteen A GLOBAL COMPACT TO
END POVERTY 266
Fifteen CAN THE RICH AFFORD TO
HELP THE POOR? 288
Sixteen MYTHS AND MAGIC BULLETS 309
Seventeen WHY WE SHOULD DO IT 329
Eighteen OUR GENERATION'S CHALLENGE 347
Works Cited 369
Further Reading 372
Notes 376
Index 385
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