Books by Jeffrey Sachs

Optimism about how the world is slowly emerging out of poverty combined with the knowledge that a lot more has to be done to complete the task. This is one of the best books I have read. It contains several case studies from various countries in different stages of the poverty cycle.

Tags: economics poverty

Following up from his earlier book, "The End of Poverty", Jeffrey Sachs lists some solutions for the major challenges facing our planet today: population growth, poverty, climate change, water availability and conflict. This is a contemporary book that combines the use of technology innovations with traditional methods to address those issues. One of the weaknesses of the book is that it does tend to repeat itself and digress into technical jargon, but overall, it is a meaningful book relevant to our times.

Tags: economics poverty