if you are wanting to know who's in the anti-poverty limelight, let me introduce you to the picture of the man, jeffrey sach's, author of new york times best-selling book the end of poverty, which i am currently reading and totally recommend. i am NOT an economics person. my mind doesn't understand all that talk about human capital and stablization and fiscal whatever whatever. but after being sucked into this book which i cannot seem to put down, i am hooked on the subject. i am determined to educate myself on it until i can understand it, talk about it, and be up to date on this really important issue.
a recent article in the july edition of vanity fair
updates us on the whereabouts and whatabouts of this man, who is busy all over the world researching, testing, and sharing about his passion. he believes that IN OUR LIFETIME, the poverty of this world can be done away with. that countries unable to even get a foot on the lowest rung of the economic ladder can actually start working towards a stable economy, despite cultural, geographic, and geopolitical barriers. i am totally enthralled!
i know emma's going to love this, being the economic genius in my life who's always telling me "you just don't get this stuff do you?" well emma, watch out...i'm learning. and you out there should too.
so, go buy THIS BOOK
and read up on the Millenium Development Goals, written by Sachs.
let me know if you join me on this bandwagon!
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a few of us at church last week were discussing how fashionable it seems these days to be helping the world. but it all started with bono. and it's cool for him. but now there's brangelina and everyone famous in america who every lived in new orleans, etc. all that to say is that bono still stands as the originator. so maybe now he has some real competition, hmm?
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