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the summary of `The End of Poverty` by Jeffrey D. Sachs

The End Of Poverty By Jeffrey Sachs

Introduction

`The End Of Poverty : Economic Possibilities of our time ' by Jeffrey Sachs explores the possibility of the end of extreme poverty in the world . The book dwells on three main issues . He looks at the main causes of poverty in the world and the place of the rich nations in making policies that can eradicate poverty and finally looks at the reality of a poverty free world . This work is a compilation of years of experience as an economist having worked at various fronts

, an experience that has given him an opportunity to look at the issue from various points of advantage . This has made him express himself in the eloquence and understanding he has written this book . Sachs is even daring enough to state that this can be achieved in twenty years

The End of Poverty : Economic Possibilities of Our Time

Sachs looks at the living conditions of the poorest persons in the word In the first chapter he gives various reasons why this population is living in this pool of misery . In his assessment , the poorest of the poor live in a vicious cycle of poverty and disease (Sachs , 31

This situation is caused and compounded by the fact that they have no access to basic infrastructure . This has cut them out from the rest of the world . Further their condition is worsened by the environmental stress they are living in as well as political instabilities they have to bear...

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