Poor Economics: The Surprising Truth about Life on Less Than $1 a Day by Esther

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Poor Economics by Esther Duflo, Abhijit V. Banerjee Why would a man in Morocco who doesnt have enough to eat buy a television? Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar? This book overturns the myths about what it is like to live on very little, revealing the unexpected decisions that millions of people make every day. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An eye-opening investigation into life below the poverty line that turns received thinking on its headWinner of the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2011Why would a man in Morocco who doesnt have enough to eat buy a television?Why do the poorest people in India spend 7 percent of their food budget on sugar?Does having lots of children actually make you poorer?This eye-opening book overturns the myths about what it is like to live on very little, revealing the unexpected decisions that millions of people make every day. Looking at some of the most paradoxical aspects of life below the poverty line - why the poor need to borrow in order to save, why incentives that seem effective to us may not be for them, and why, despite being more risk-taking than high financiers, they start businesses but rarely grow them - Banerjee and Duflo offer a new understanding of the surprising way the world really works. Author Biography Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at MIT. He is the recipient of many awards, including the inaugural Infosys Prize in 2009, and has been an honorary advisor to many organizations including the World Bank and the Government of India.Esther Duflo is Abdul Latif Jameel Professor of Poverty Alleviation and Development Economics in the Department of Economics at MIT. She has received numerous honors and prizes including a John Bates Clark Medal for the best American economist under 40 in 2010, a MacArthur genius Fellowship in 2009. Together with Abhijit Banerjee and Sendhil Mullainathan of Harvard University, she founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab in 2003. Review Poor Economics is making waves . . . refreshingly original, wonderfully insightful . . . an entirely new perspective * Guardian *A marvellously insightful book by two outstanding researchers on the real nature of poverty -- Amartya SenIt has been years since I read a book that taught me so much -- Steven D. LevittA page-turner about the micro-economics of aid policy might not sound too probable, but thats what [Banerjee and Duflo] have written, and it is a truly remarkable book . . . unmistakably contemporary, written beautifully * Guardian *A compelling and important read * Forbes *An engrossing new book * Economist *Marvellous . . . they deserve to be congratulated, and to be read * Wall Street Journal * Review Text Poor Economics is making waves . . . refreshingly original, wonderfully insightful . . . an entirely new perspective Review Quote Poor Economics is making waves . . . refreshingly original, wonderfully insightful . . . an entirely new perspective Promotional "Headline" An eye-opening investigation into life below the poverty line that turns received thinking on its head Details ISBN0718193660 Author Abhijit V. Banerjee Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2012 ISBN-10 0718193660 ISBN-13 9780718193669 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book DEWEY 339.46 Short Title POOR ECONOMICS Language English Series Penguin Press Illustrations Illustrations Pages 320 Publication Date 2012-03-29 Subtitle The Surprising Truth about Life on Less Than $1 a Day UK Release Date 2012-03-29 NZ Release Date 2012-04-26 AU Release Date 2012-04-26 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:44017197;

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