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Poor economics is pitched at a popular science level and has hardly anything in the way of theory and it seems as much motivated by ideas from public health as by development economics. Readings political economy and economic development. The third chapter of poor economics explains the possible existence of a healthbased poverty trap. First, this is a book about the economic life of the poor. Abhijit and arundhati had one son together and later divorced. Why would a man in morocco who doesnt have enough to eat buy a television. Abhijit banerjee, has worked in dozens of countries trying to better understand the economics of poverty. The second chapter of poor economics presents an interesting perspective regarding the hungerbased poverty trap. In so doing, they describe the findings from the recent. Abhijit banerjee, esther duflo poor economics a radical rethinking of the way to fight global poverty 2011. The guardian, may 18, 2011 abhijit banerjee and esther duflos book, poor economics.
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