World Poverty for Dummies PDF
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World Poverty For ® Dummies Table of Contents Introduction About This Book Conventions Used in This Book Foolish Assumptions How to Use This Book How This Book Is Organised Part I: For Richer or Poorer Part II: Poverty’s Building Blocks Part III: Poverty Under the Microscope Part IV: Poverty’s Outlook Part V: Economics and the Levers of Change Part VI: The Part of Tens Icons Used in This Book Where to Go from Here Part I: For Richer or Poorer Chapter 1: Rich World, Poor World Taking Off the Rose- Coloured Glasses The North–South divide The wealth of wealthy nations Consuming like there’s no tomorrow Acting to End the Agony Goals for a new millennium Other campaigns Actions you can take in your life Does Aid Actually Work? Chapter 2: What’s Wrong With Being Poor? Living Hand to Mouth Gimme shelter Feed me! Quenching the thirst of billions Scratching for a living Struggling to Get Ahead Plagues affecting nations Nurturing mothers School’s out . . . of the question Why the Poor Stay Poor Living on the edge In the path of disaster Debt sucks! Playing with loaded dice Chapter 3: The Geography of Poverty Beyond Borders Africa: The Bankrupt Continent Democracy and economic growth Deserts and jungles Hoarded treasure, blighted children Death by design and disease The Crucible of the Middle East Asia: More Than Its Fair Share of Woes
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