A World Free of Poverty; Economic Possibility of Our Time
*** *********** The End of Poverty:How We Can Make It Happen In Our Lifetime By: Jeffrey Sachs Penguin Press, 2005 xviii + 397 pages ***************** “Silent Tsunami” happens in our daily life. More than 20,000 people die everyday because of extreme poverty. Most people are unaware of the daily struggles for survival, and the vast numbers of impoverished people around the world who lose that struggle. They die namelessly, without public comment. Such stories rarely get written. Poverty is the greatest challenge of our age. More than one billion people live in the extreme poverty, it means one sixth of world population. Considering enormous problem, do we dare to dream a world free of poverty? Jeffrey Sachs bravely answers, yes we are. Not only dreaming, the Special Advisor to UN Secretary-General also gives concrete ways to reach the dream through his new book entitled The End of Poverty as a road map to a more prosperous and secure world. Sachs’s experience is globally recognized. Th...