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Chronicle of ambition and poverty's harsh realities.
This book offers a sincere narrative that exposes the challenges of combating poverty—a compelling story for those who are intrigued by global development and humanitarian efforts. Nina Munk's detailed observations provide an immersive look into the complexities and setbacks faced by a passionate economist, making it a thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the real-world implications of economic theories.
- Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général Nominee for Non-Fiction (2013)
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Bloomberg • Forbes • The Spectator Recipient of Foreign Policy's 2013 Albie Award In 2006, Jeffrey Sachs—celebrated economist, special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and author of the influential bestseller The End of Poverty—launched the Millennium Villages Project, a daring, $120-million experiment designed to test his theories about ending poverty. For six years, Nina Munk shadowed Sachs on his trips to Africa, listened in on conversations with heads-of-state and humanitarian organizations, and immersed herself in the lives of people in two remote African villages. Munk came to understand the real-life issues that challenge Sachs’s formula for ending global poverty. The Idealist is the profound and moving story of what happens when the abstract theories of a brilliant, driven man meet the realities of human life.
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Chronicle of ambition and poverty's harsh realities.
This book offers a sincere narrative that exposes the challenges of combating poverty—a compelling story for those who are intrigued by global development and humanitarian efforts. Nina Munk's detailed observations provide an immersive look into the complexities and setbacks faced by a passionate economist, making it a thought-provoking read for anyone interested in the real-world implications of economic theories.
- Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général Nominee for Non-Fiction (2013)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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