Portfolios of the Poor
How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day
by Daryl Collins
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Economic Development, Most Recommended Books, and Finance.
Nearly forty percent of humanity lives on an average of two dollars a day or less. If you've never had to survive on an income so small, it is hard to imagine. How would you put food on the table, afford a home, and educate your children How would you handle emergencies and old age Every day, more than a billion people around the world must answe...
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