{"product_id":"the-end-of-poverty-economic-possibilities-for-our-time-paperback","title":"The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeffrey D. Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBono\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Book and man are brilliant, passionate, optimistic and impatient . . . Outstanding.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe landmark exploration of economic prosperity and how the world can escape from extreme poverty for the world's poorest citizens, from one of the world's most renowned economists\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hailed by \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTime\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas one of the world's hundred most influential people, \u003cb\u003eJeffrey D. Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e is renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. Now a classic of its genre, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Poverty \u003c\/i\u003edistills more than thirty years of experience to offer a uniquely informed vision of the steps that can transform impoverished countries into prosperous ones. Marrying vivid storytelling with rigorous analysis, Sachs lays out a clear conceptual map of the world economy. Explaining his own work in Bolivia, Russia, India, China, and Africa, he offers an integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that challenge the world's poorest countries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ten years after its initial publication, \u003ci\u003eThe End of Poverty \u003c\/i\u003eremains an indispensible and influential work. In this 10th anniversary edition, Sachs presents an extensive new foreword assessing the progress of the past decade, the work that remains to be done, and how each of us can help. He also looks ahead across the next fifteen years to 2030, the United Nations' target date for ending extreme poverty, offering new insights and recommendations.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJeffrey D. Sachs\u003c\/b\u003e is the Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, as well as Quetelet Professor of Sustainable Development and Health Policy and Management. He is Special Advisor to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Millennium Development Goals. He has twice been named among Time Magazine's 100 most influential world leaders. He was called by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, probably the most important economist in the world, and by \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine \u003c\/i\u003ethe world's best known economist. A recent survey by \u003ci\u003eThe Economist \u003c\/i\u003eranked Sachs as among the world's three most influential living economists of the past decade. His other books include \u003ci\u003eCommon Wealth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Price of Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Move the World, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Age of Sustainable Development\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 28, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753774088480,"sku":"9780143036586","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e779d87a9a521d42387813bbd81afda1.webp?v=1780027214","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-end-of-poverty-economic-possibilities-for-our-time-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}