Poor Economics - A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty (Paperback)

Why do the poor borrow to save? Why do they miss out on free life-saving immunizations, but pay for unnecessary drugs? In Poor Economics , Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo, two practical visionaries working toward ending world poverty, answer these questions from the ground. In a book the Wall Street Journal called marvellous, rewarding," the authors tell how the stress of living on less than 99 cents per day encourages the poor to make questionable decisions that feed,not fight,poverty. The result is a radical rethinking of the economics of poverty that offers a ringside view of the lives of the world's poorest, and shows that creating a world without poverty begins with understanding the daily decisions facing the poor.

General

Imprint:	PublicAffairs,U.S.
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2012
First published:	March 2012
Authors:	Abhijit Banerjee • Esther Duflo
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	303
ISBN-13:	978-1-61039-093-4
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Development economics Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Macroeconomics > General
LSN:	1-61039-093-8
Barcode:	9781610390934

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