Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail

Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail is a book by Paul Polak

With 25 years of experience, Paul Polak debunks what he calls the "Three Great Poverty Eradication Myths": that we can donations will bring people out of poverty, that economic growth will solve poverty, and that big business, will end poverty.

Polak and IDE have championed a grassroots approach. Polak describes how opportunities dave been identified and how innovative, low-cost tools that have helped in lifting 17 million people out of poverty.

• Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail (as of March 2008 only in hardcover - search for all editions.)
• Paul Polak on Problem Solving for Poverty Alleviation (more videos: PaulPolak90Percent)