1. Introduction
“The End of Poverty,” is written by Jeffrey D. Sachs, a former Harvard University professor and current director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. In his book he impressively clarifies the complex nature of health policy and economic development. Through his professional experience he argues for the introduction of economic development standards and accountability through country specific case studies. He justifies the importance of spreading economic prosperity across the world through differential diagnosis, strategic economic reforms, foreign investment, and furthering a global economy. The grand theme presented by Sachs in "The End of Poverty,” is that rich countries do not need to make poor countries rich through aid, but invest in poor countries enough to get them on the first rung of the development ladder. From the first rung, Sachs believes that natural economic momentum will carry countries further up the development ladder. The implications of this grand theme will be discussed throughout the report. However, generally this calls for more cooperation
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