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The Life You Can Save Acting Now to End World Poverty

Hardcover • 2009 • English

The Life You Can Save Acting Now to End World Poverty

By Peter Singer

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About the book

For the first time in history, it is within our reach to eradicate world poverty and the suffering it brings. A billion people struggle to live each day on less than many of us pay for a bottle of water. Nearly ten million children die each year from poverty-related causes. Our current response to world poverty is not only insufficient but ethically indefensible. If we are not to turn our backs on a fifth of the world's population, we must become part of the solution. This is the right time to a...Show more

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ISBN

9780330454582

Publisher

Picador

Published year

2009

Language

English

Original title

The Life You Can Save Acting Now to End World Poverty

Format

Hardcover

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