More than good intentions : how a new economics is helping to solve global poverty / Dean Karlan, Jacob Appel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karlan, Dean S.

Contributor:

Appel, Jacob

EBSCOhost

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poverty.

Poverty--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 308 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Dutton, ©2011.

Contents:

Introduction: The monks and the fish

To work against poverty : how we do what we do

To buy : doubling the number of families with a safety net

To borrow : why the taxi driver didn't take a loan

To pursue happiness : having better things to do

To cooperate in groups : what about the weakness of the crowd?

To save : the unfun option

To farm : something from nothing

To learn : the importance of showing up

To stay healthy : from broken legs to parasites

To mate : the naked truth

To give : the takeaway.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Karlan, Dean S. More than good intentions.

ISBN:

9781101468043

1101468041

9781101476383

1101476389

Publisher Number:

90103125722

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.