Poor economics : barefoot Hedge-fund managers, DIY doctors and the surprising truth about life on less than $1 a day
By: Banerjee, Abhijit V
Title By: Duflo, Esther
Publisher: London : Penguin Books, 2012.Description: xi, 303 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9780718193669Other title: Poor economics : barefoot hedge-fund managers, DIY doctors and the surprising truth about life on less than one dollar a day.Subject(s): Economic assistance -- developing countries | Poverty -- PreventionDDC classification: 339.46091724 BA PO Online resources: Location Map
Summary:
Why would a man in Morocco who doesn't 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.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 339.46091724 BA PO (Browse shelf) | Available | April2019 | T0062178 |
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| 339.46 SE NO The no-nonsense guide to world poverty / | 339.46 WO RL World poverty : | 339.46091724 BA PO Poor economics : | 339.46091724 BA PO Poor economics : | 339.46091724 MO VI Moving out of poverty : | 339.46091724 SA EN The end of poverty : | 339.47 BO CH Cheap : |
Why would a man in Morocco who doesn't 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.