Regarding The End of Poverty
Loyal readers of danieldrezner.com may recall that I blogged about Jeffrey Sachs and his book The End of Poverty last month. Well, I should confess that one reason for my interest in the book was because I was reviewing it for the New York Times Book Review. The review is now available online. Go check ...
Loyal readers of danieldrezner.com may recall that I blogged about Jeffrey Sachs and his book The End of Poverty last month. Well, I should confess that one reason for my interest in the book was because I was reviewing it for the New York Times Book Review. The review is now available online. Go check it out. [No excerpt?--ed. Not with this review. Besides, I'm busy prepping for the inevitable reply from Professor Sachs. What makes you think there will be a reply?--ed. Well, let's see:
Loyal readers of danieldrezner.com may recall that I blogged about Jeffrey Sachs and his book The End of Poverty last month. Well, I should confess that one reason for my interest in the book was because I was reviewing it for the New York Times Book Review. The review is now available online. Go check it out. [No excerpt?–ed. Not with this review. Besides, I’m busy prepping for the inevitable reply from Professor Sachs. What makes you think there will be a reply?–ed. Well, let’s see:
1) Whenever I review a book by a Columbia economics professor, there seems to be a subsequent exchange of words; 2) Sachs hasn’t taken too kindly to other reviews of this book.]
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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