Poor Economics
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Poor Economics is an influential book on global poverty that uses rigorous field experiments and empirical research to challenge common assumptions and propose evidence-based solutions for helping the poor.
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| Poor Economics canonical | 7 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poor Economics Context triple: [Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, notableWork, Poor Economics]
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The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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B.
On Economic Inequality
On Economic Inequality is a seminal work by Amartya Sen that analyzes the nature, measurement, and moral implications of economic inequality within and across societies.
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Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
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This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
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The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Poor Economics Target entity description: Poor Economics is an influential book on global poverty that uses rigorous field experiments and empirical research to challenge common assumptions and propose evidence-based solutions for helping the poor.
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A.
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty
The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty is an 1846 work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon that offers a critical, dialectical analysis of capitalism and political economy from a socialist and anarchist perspective.
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B.
On Economic Inequality
On Economic Inequality is a seminal work by Amartya Sen that analyzes the nature, measurement, and moral implications of economic inequality within and across societies.
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C.
Punishing the Poor
Punishing the Poor is a sociological study by Loïc Wacquant that critiques the rise of punitive welfare and mass incarceration policies as tools for managing poverty and social marginality in neoliberal societies.
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D.
This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress
"This Unsuccessful Age or The Pains of Economic Progress" is a work by German economist Walter Eucken that critically examines the social and moral consequences of modern economic development and advocates for an order-based economic policy.
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E.
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor
The Fears of the Rich, the Needs of the Poor is a book by epidemiologist and public health leader William H. Foege that reflects on global health inequities and the moral imperative to address them.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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development economics book ⓘ economics book ⓘ |
| author |
Abhijit V. Banerjee
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linked to:
Abhijit Banerjee
Esther Duflo ⓘ |
| awarded | Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award shortlist ⓘ |
| challenges | common assumptions about the poor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOn |
decision-making of the poor
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household behavior in poor countries ⓘ policy design for poverty alleviation ⓘ |
| followedBy | Good Economics for Hard Times ⓘ |
| genre |
development economics
ⓘ
global poverty studies ⓘ |
| hasPart |
case studies from Africa
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case studies from India ⓘ case studies from Latin America ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
evidence-based policy making
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micro-level analysis of poverty ⓘ |
| hasTheme | rethinking the way to fight global poverty ⓘ |
| influenced |
design of anti-poverty programs
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development policy debates ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1-61039-093-4 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bridging academic research and policy practice
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popularizing randomized controlled trials in development economics ⓘ |
| proposes | evidence-based solutions to poverty ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher | PublicAffairs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
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randomized evaluations in development ⓘ |
| subject |
aid effectiveness
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behavioral economics ⓘ development economics ⓘ education policy ⓘ global poverty ⓘ health policy ⓘ impact evaluation ⓘ microfinance ⓘ poverty ⓘ randomized controlled trials ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
empirical research
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field experiments ⓘ randomized controlled trials ⓘ |
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