The End of Poverty

I am currently reading a book by Jeffery Sachs, adviser to the United Nations and lead Developmental Economics Professor for Columbia, titled The End of Poverty. In this book he outlines the Millennium Development Goals aimed to eradicate extreme world poverty, which is classified as those living on less than one dollar a day.

He points out that nearly 1.1 billion people currently live at this level and 2.7 billion people currently live in what is considered moderate poverty, or less than two dollars a day. By these standards it is interesting to note that no one in the United States is even considered moderately poor. Looking at these numbers the next thing to notice that nearly 40 percent of humanity is currently living in poverty.

The Millennium Development Goals aim to halve the number of poor people living on a global stage. They are also aimed at a number of other topics including Hunger, Education, Gender Equality, Child Mortality, Maternal Health, AIDS, Environmental Sustainability, and developing a global partnership for development. To read more about the Millennium Development Goals you can look over this website or to understand Jeffery Sachs plan you can his book, The End of Poverty, yourself.