Poor Economics
A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty

Poor Economics doesn't simply offer a unilateral view of how to fight global poverty; rather, this book offers views from both sides of the foreign aid debate (i.e. Sachs v. Easterly) and provides examples of different organizations that have dealt with attacking poverty on both small and large scal......more

"Poor Economics" was one of the most enlightening books I had the pleasure of devouring this year. I'm neither an economics student nor do I profess to have any knowledge regarding the subject. What I have is a keen interest in everything unknown to me. And, this was book sure opened me up to a new......more

Disappointing. I was very eager to read about rigorous studies that determine what works for fighting poverty. But the authors somehow kept getting off track from this desperately important concept. I still think the work of the Poverty Action Lab is very interesting, but this is just not an excitin......more

Although I ain't an economics student, I picked this book to expand my world view. And I'd say that it has been quite helpful in doing so, given the fundamental insights that it offers. Poor Economics is a well - researched and extensive discourse that contextualizes the realities of the lives of th......more

So. This is an economics book. (A rumbling sound is heard as ninety percent of the people reading this review frantically jiggle their mice in an effort to click another link on this page. Any link. Even an ad for laundry detergent.) Ok, hello to the two remaining readers out there. Thank you for stic......more