The End of Poverty

The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs

My rating (out of 5 stars):

3 stars—I liked it.

My Thoughts:

I enjoyed this book on economic development. I’m not certain I agree with all of the points, but it is a valuable resource for those interested in world poverty. Sachs is a passionate economist, easily able to stir emotion in readers.

Why 3 stars, instead of 4?—In my opinion, the belief that world poverty can actually “end,” isn’t reasonable. Cutting through the high emotion, to reality, made this book a bit too idealistic. **Note: I would love for my opinion to be proved wrong, and for world poverty to be eradicated!


Description from Goodreads.com:

“Hailed by Time as one of the world's hundred most influential people, Jeffrey D. Sachs is renowned for his work around the globe advising economies in crisis. Now a classic of its genre, The End of Poverty distills more than thirty years of experience to offer a uniquely informed vision of the steps that can transform impoverished countries into prosperous ones. Marrying vivid storytelling with rigorous analysis, Sachs lays out a clear conceptual map of the world economy. Explaining his own work in Bolivia, Russia, India, China, and Africa, he offers an integrated set of solutions to the interwoven economic, political, environmental, and social problems that challenge the world's poorest countries.

Ten years after its initial publication, The End of Poverty remains an indispensible and influential work. In this 10th anniversary edition, Sachs presents an extensive new foreword assessing the progress of the past decade, the work that remains to be done, and how each of us can help. He also looks ahead across the next fifteen years to 2030, the United Nations' target date for ending extreme poverty, offering new insights and recommendations.”