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Poor Economics

A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Abhijit Banerjee

Discover the reasons behind the questionable financial decisions made by those living on less than 99 cents a day with Poor Economics. In this "marvelous, rewarding" book, Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo dive into the economics of poverty, offering practical solutions to ending global poverty by understanding the daily decisions of the world's poorest. Explore why the poor borrow to save and miss out on free immunizations while paying for unnecessary drugs in this eye-opening look at a pressing issue.
Publish Date
2011-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
2011-04-26T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.28
ISBN
9781610390934
Recommendations
2
Recommendations
Does a great job of bringing alive the complexities of poor people’s lives.      source
2019-10-14T13:30:52.000Z
@ask0704 Read his book. I don't agree with some of the things he says. But, it is a great read on understanding poverty      source