The End Of Poverty

[seattlesmoke247]

Anybody reading this at the moment? Good book, I am on chapter 8 talking about China's econemy. :stoned:

[Charles U Farley]

Hey Smoke,I havent read this book yet as I really dont have time for most economist as most just parrot elitist propoganda about how capitalism needs a stratified society and if you dont want to be poor just work harder.I was looking at the reviews and I might have to take a look at this book.

I have always felt that if we really wanted to stop world conflict and strife we need to start with eliminating poverty.For the most part the nationalist movements in Cent.and S.America are responses to US imperialism and wanting our neighbors to keep their citizens in abject poverty so that US multi nationals can extract as much profit as they can from the land and the people.

Sorry for the mini rant,looks like a great book Smoke,I think Ill take a look,thanks for the heads up,take care and be well,but most of all be safe.

[seattlesmoke247]

Ya I feel you man, it is a pretty good book. Makes a lot of since however, makes you question if we got too far ahead of ourselves in the industrial revolution and didn't consider that not everyone can consume at the rate we do..

"If you don't want to be poor just work harder"

Ya I hate the simplistic way of looking at things as well, Sachs talks about clinical economics in his book and says how our nowadays economics is like putting leeches on people to extract their blood because they don't know anything else to do.. How foreign support is a key issue, because you can't just tell a country to be like us and you'll be rich..

It is really a good book, I have a few others to crack into but I get way too confused reading more than 1 book about the same subject at once.

[Charles U Farley]

I have a suggestion for a book that you might like.Cant remember the authors name but should be easy to look up,its called "Post Industrial Peasants".In a pretty linear fashion he details the erosion of the so called middle class,I think you would like the book.Take care and be well,most of all be safe.

[seattlesmoke247]

Thanks man, sounds interesting.. I will do so.