There are splendid chapters on a variety of topics that affect the poor: food, health, education, savings, micro-credit, insurance, risk and even some cursory observations on political behaviour." Reilly Media, "Radar" blog, J"This is possibly the best thing I will read all year, an insightful (and research-backed) book digging into the economics of poverty. There are insights into fighting global poverty from the remarkable and vital perspective of those whom we profess to serve.They remind us, I think, of our shared humanity and how at some fundamental levels we really do think alike.", J"This is a welcome shift in methodology as it implicitly concedes the need to combine social science with hard economics." Outlook India, J"It vividly, sensitively and rigorously brings alive the dilemmas of the poor as economic agents in a variety of contexts, whether as consumers or risk-takers. Their work reads like a version of Freakonomics for the poor. Fast Company, J"Fascinating and captivating.
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