Idealist

Description:

A powerful portrayal of Jeffrey Sachs's ambitious quest to end global poverty. As Secretary General of the United Nations and author of Fools Rush In Sachs argues that extreme poverty is a solvable problem, drawing on success stories from his daring five-year Millennium Villages Project experiment in Africa to demonstrate how specific initiatives can enable profound positive changes.

subjects: International cooperation,  Community development,  Economic development projects,  Poverty,  Millennium Villages (Project),  Economic assistance, africa,  Africa, east, economic conditions,  Africa, east, social conditions

People: Jeffrey Sachs

Places: Africa