Out of Poverty
Paul Polak talked about his book, Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail. Paul says that most mainstream poverty eradic… read more
Paul Polak talked about his book, Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail. Paul says that most mainstream poverty eradication programs have been based on ideas that don’t work and as a result many have failed. Mr. Polak shared stories about people he wrote about in his book and presented ideas that he and the organization he founded, International Development Enterprises, have developed that he says have helped 17 million people around the world out of poverty. He responded to questions from audience members. close
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