Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

Introduction: learning to do the simple and obvious -- Twelve steps to practical problem solving -- The three great poverty eradication myths -- It all starts with making more money -- Design for the other 90 percent -- From subsistence to new income -- Affordable small-plot irrigation -- A new agriculture for one-acre farms -- Creating vibrant new markets that serve poor customers -- Slums : the incubator for new income opportunities -- Poverty and the planet -- Taking action to end poverty -- Bahadur and his family move out of poverty.

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