Whydothepoorborrowtosave?Whydotheymissoutonfreelife-savingimmunizations,butpayforunnecessarydrugs?InPoorEconomics,AbhijitV.BanerjeeandEstherDuflo,twopracticalvisionariesworkingtowardendingworldpoverty,answerthesequestionsfromtheground.InabooktheWallStreetJournalcalledmarvellous,rewarding,“theauthorstellhowthestressoflivingonlessthan99centsperdayencouragesthepoortomakequestionabledecisionsthatfeed,notfight,poverty.Theresultisaradicalrethinkingoftheeconomicsofpovertythatoffersaringsideviewofthelivesoftheworld’spoorest,andshowsthatcreatingaworldwithoutpovertybeginswithunderstandingthedailydecisionsfacingthepoor.
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