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pb |
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9781904456667 |
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New Internationalist |
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2007-09-09 |
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ITEM OVERVIEW
Why are so many people poor in a world that's richer than ever before? Seabrook summarizes his celebrated work on the meaning of poverty, drawing on the experience of poor people themselves in both rich and poor societies. He concludes that the opposite of poverty is not wealth but "sufficiency." The relatively poor majority of the world's people do not aim to be rich, but to be safe. Economic growth will never overcome problems it is largely responsible for creating.
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