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The idealist
Book • 2013
The Idealist chronicles Jeffrey Sachs' efforts to alleviate poverty in Africa through the Millennium Villages Project, a $120 million initiative launched in 2006.
Nina Munk's deeply reported narrative explores the challenges faced by Sachs' idealistic approach, highlighting the complexities of development work and the gap between theoretical solutions and real-world outcomes.
The book offers a nuanced critique of the project's successes and failures, emphasizing the need for more pragmatic and sustainable solutions to poverty.
Nina Munk's deeply reported narrative explores the challenges faced by Sachs' idealistic approach, highlighting the complexities of development work and the gap between theoretical solutions and real-world outcomes.
The book offers a nuanced critique of the project's successes and failures, emphasizing the need for more pragmatic and sustainable solutions to poverty.
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