Esther duflo and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. When asked about their view on how to alleviate global poverty, economists usually fall into one of two camps. Ester duflo and abhijit banerjee, 2011 publicaffairs, new york, 320 pp. Hot on the heels of more than good intentions comes an outstanding new book by two of the most prominent leaders of the recent push for more rigorous evaluation abhijit banerjee and esther duflo s poor economics. Called marvelous, rewarding by the wall street journal, the book offers a radical rethinking of the economics of poverty and an intimate view of life on 99 cents a day.
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