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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected WorldThe Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and AmericaWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty.Enough: Why the World's Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty.

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About ItThe Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

A Framework for Understanding PovertyA Framework for Understanding Poverty

Class: A Guide Through the American Status SystemClass: A Guide Through the American Status System

The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World PovertyThe Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty

FRAGILE: The Human ConditionFRAGILE: The Human Condition

The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

The City of JoyThe City of Joy
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The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our TimeThe End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time

The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About ItThe Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in AmericaNickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America

The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little GoodThe White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good

Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food SystemStuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System

The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)The Old Leather Man: Historical Accounts of a Connecticut and New York Legend (Garnet Books)

Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and AmericaWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected WorldThe Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World

Creating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of CapitalismCreating a World Without Poverty: Social Business and the Future of Capitalism

The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So PoorThe Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor

 

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Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day  Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
Authors: Daryl Collins, Jonathan Morduch, Stuart Rutherford, Orlanda Ruthven

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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits  The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America  The Working Poor: Invisible in America
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Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities  Bridges Out of Poverty: Strategies for Professionals and Communities
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The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty  The Aid Trap: Hard Truths About Ending Poverty
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor  The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor
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The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights  The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights
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Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and AmericaWhatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

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The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through ProfitsThe Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid, Revised and Updated 5th Anniversary Edition: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits

Creating an Opportunity SocietyCreating an Opportunity Society

The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human RightsThe Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights

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FRAGILE: The Human ConditionFRAGILE: The Human Condition

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