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The Life You Can Save: How to Do Your Part to End World Poverty

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by Peter Singer (Goodreads Author)

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What evidence is there that giving more will result in fewer poor people?
Emily The book addresses that question (check out chapter 7, "Improving Aid.") Between 1993 and 2013, the proportion of the world's population living in ext…moreThe book addresses that question (check out chapter 7, "Improving Aid.") Between 1993 and 2013, the proportion of the world's population living in extreme poverty decreased from 34% to 11%. We are making progress. But this book is not necessarily about decreasing the number of poor people; it is about saving the lives and decreasing the suffering of the poor people who already exist. Conveniently, lifting people out of poverty also results in them having fewer children, because they can be more confident their children will survive.(less)
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