This 2005 book will open your eyes to the poorest countries in the world, how they got to be this way, and why solving this problem is in our best interests — and may be easier than we think.

Did you know there is more than enough wealth in the world to bring an end to poverty?

Yet millions of people are living on just one or two dollars a day, and around 18,000 children die of malnutrition daily.

People live lives of luxury and comfort, while others don't have enough money to feed their families. Many of us go day to day not thinking about this bizarre reality.

Why does poverty still exist to this extent? Huge amounts of aid are sent to developing countries every year, yet poverty remains.

In The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for our Time by Jeffrey Sachs, published 2005, we learn the real truth behind why poverty persists and what we can collectively do to overcome it.

Sachs reveals the complexities of poverty, and the highly individual reasons for it in each country. Helping countries affected by extreme poverty can be done, as long as developmental aid can be invested wisely.