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Poor Economics

A radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty

byAbhijit Banerjee

Genres: Business Economics Nonfiction

In a book based on years of research, the award-winning founders of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab at MIT show how the world's extreme poor truly live.

Language

English

Published on

01/01/2011

ISBN

9781586487980

Topics: Social impact International aid Social experiments Global inequality Microfinance Poverty Economic development Behavioral economics Empowerment Community development

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