Poverty: A Ranking of What I’ve Been Reading

Here’s a hierarchical picture of the books I’ve been reading about poverty during the last nine months.  Left-right position means nothing.  Vertical row, however, indicates quality.

Top row: These are the books that deeply changed the way I think about poverty.  Whether or not I fundamentally agree with the work, I learned fruitful new ways of looking at the facts.  The big tan book with the faded spine is The Children of Sanchez by Oscar Lewis.

2nd row: These are highly informative books. ...