Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty Audiobook

" The book brings forth research based ground reality. Amazingly well written and provides deep insight into what is wrong in our understanding of the poor. The book does not merely thrive on analyses and diagnosis alone. It even suggests some "do-able" solutions. A must read for all the policy makers an those that are ineterested in promoting the interests of the poor. "

" A comprehensive overview of current aid trends and best practices. Lacks a prescription because the best advice is that aid policies shouldn't be universal - what works in one situation may not work in another, and thus each example needs specialized and individualized attention. "

" I kept hoping to hear the silver bullet to best attack poverty, whereas the point was that there isn't one. Some strategies help some people in some circumstances and this book looks at the numbers to illustrate that "

" J-PALers who read this, don't judge me! I'm a little ashamed that it's taken me this long to read that my bosses and colleagues put so much work into and is a core piece in what J-PAL does. But, eh! I did finish it! Superb overview of a lot of the work that is going on in development economics and clearly describes a modest and hopeful view of poverty alleviation. "

" This is an incredibly well written account of the struggles and the achievements of developing economics. Highly recommend reading this book, prior to all by Sachs or Easterly. "

" A wonderful read. Instead of trying to find a universal, one-time solutions or principles/formulas like other lame books, this one delivers valuable lessons about working from the bottom up, with specific cases. Very informative and challenging material, yet it could have been better if the book can expand its examples' scope. "

" Amazing book. It is not poor economics at all. "

" Very insightful and often counterintuitive. Really important addition to economic literature on developing economies and eminently readable. "

" Fantastic insight into why the poor makes the decisions they do, and what creates the right incentives and what does not. "

" Really brilliant, though-provoking ideas about the economic problems facing the world's poorest people drawn from rigorous empirical research. The writing is clear and non-technical, if a bit stilted at times. You'll learn a lot. "

" Slightly data intensive but provides great analysis of various methods of philanthropy and attempts to relieve the cycle of poverty. "

" One of my favorite books on understanding incentives affecting the behavior of the poor "

" This book is a good introduction to randomized control trials and a lot of the research that has been done on poor communities using this methodology. I liked its conclusion, about how we can make a difference at the margin with evidence-based interventions. "

" Authors conducted research on the economics of poverty and discovered some things about the poor that are contrary to "conventional wisdom." I disagree with their solutions, however, which usually involves government intervention in some way. "

" Very good analysis of the economic reality of 90% of humanity. "

" One of the better books on development Aid. "

" Enlightening and innovative ways to think about and attack the issue of development world wide "

" Filled with partially developed ideas and opinions that frequently lack meaningful statistical backing, this book nonetheless has value because it does generate original ideas about longstanding problems. "