Reply #29: Poverty Discussion with Gareth Stedman Jones, Jeffrey Sachs & more

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On Sunday, December 25 at 7:30 am
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Poverty Discussion with Gareth Stedman Jones, Jeffrey Sachs, Amartya Sen, Emma Rothschild, Joseph Stiglitz, and Eric Foner

A panel of economists and economic historians discuss historical and modern day efforts to reduce poverty. The discussion is based on two books: Gareth Stedman Jones' "An End to Poverty?: A Historical Debate" and Jeffrey Sachs' "The End of Poverty." The panelists also talk about the views of the Founders regarding the poor and evaluate the theories of groundbreaking economists such as Adam Smith. The discussion is moderated by Columbia University historian Eric Foner and Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz.

Gareth Stedman Jones is co-director of the Centre for History and Economics and a professor of political science at King's College, Cambridge University. Jeffrey Sachs is director of the Earth Institute and a professor of sustainable development at Columbia University. Amartya Sen is a professor of economics and philosophy at Harvard University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 1998. Emma Rothschild is co-director of the Centre for History and Economics and a visiting professor at Harvard University. Joseph Stiglitz is university professor at Columbia University. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2001.

Publisher: Jones: Columbia University Press 61 W. 62nd Street New York, NY 10023 Sachs: Penguin 375 Hudson Street New York, NY 10014