Prof. Sachs, author of the new book Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet talks about how to address the fact that one-sixth of the world remains trapped in extreme poverty, now made much worse by the global financial meltdown.
Building Bridges: Economic Aid To Feed Extreme Poverty with Jeffrey Sachs , Segment 1
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MediaSquat - March 23, 2009
http://rushkoff.com/videoaudio/richard-metzger/ Opening subject: Counterculture and Financial meltdown Guest: Richard Metzger