Kisch Adam Bücher

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- PART 1: The case against poverty eradication -- 1. The development delusion -- Note -- References -- 2. Semantics -- Poverty -- Development -- Sustainability -- References -- 3. Culture -- Fatalism -- Limited good -- Resilience -- Tradeoffs -- The educational model of social change -- References -- 4. Confounders -- War -- Poor governance -- Corruption -- Disease -- Unforeseen consequences -- Complex interrelationships -- Note -- References -- 5. The perversion of idealism -- Conflicts of interest -- Hypocrisy -- Perverse incentives -- References -- PART 2: The case for continued engagement in fighting poverty -- 6. Fighting the good fight -- References -- 7. The pursuit of happiness -- References -- 8. The ends of poverty -- References -- Index