Jeffrey Sachs - Columbia
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From Publishers Weekly In this sobering but optimistic manifesto, development economist Sachs ( The End of Poverty ) argues that the crises facing humanity are daunting—but solutions to them are readily at hand.
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One sixth of the world remains trapped in extreme poverty unrelieved by global economic growth, and the poverty trap poses tragic hardships for the poor and great risks for the rest of the world. p. 6 Common Wealth
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time ( ISBN 1-59420-045-9 ) is a 2005 book by American economist Jeffrey Sachs .
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Jeffrey Sachs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jeffrey David Sachs ( pronounced /ˈsæks/ ; born November 5, 1954, in Detroit, Michigan ) is an American economist and Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University . One of the youngest economics professors in the history of Harvard University , Sachs became known for his role as an adviser to Eastern European and developing country governments during the transition from communism to a market system or during periods of economic crisis. Subsequently he has been known for his work on the challenges of economic development , environmental sustainability , poverty alleviation , debt cancellation , and globalization .