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The idealist

The idealist

Nina Munk · 2013 · 274 pages

International cooperationCommunity developmentEconomic development projectsPovertyMillennium Villages (Project)Economic assistance, africa

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A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty. As Secretary General of the United Nations and author of Fools Rush In Sachs argues that extreme poverty is a solvable problem, drawing on success stories from his daring five-year Millennium Villages Project experiment in Africa to demonstrate how specific initiatives can enable profound positive changes.

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