Nina Munk (Books)

Nina Munk Books

Nina Munk is an American journalist and author whose work delves into the complexities of global ideologies and the inner workings of business. She possesses a keen ability to dissect ambitious endeavors, examining their motivations and consequences with insightful analysis. Munk's writing is characterized by its sharp prose and engaging style, making intricate subjects accessible and encouraging critical reflection among readers.

The Idealist

288 pages
11 hours of reading

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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY Bloomberg • Forbes • The Spectator Recipient of Foreign Policy's 2013 Albie Award In 2006, Jeffrey Sachs—celebrated economist, special advisor to the Secretary General of the United Nations, and author of the influential bestseller The End of Poverty— launched the Millennium Villages Project, a daring, $120-million experiment designed to test his theories about ending poverty. For six years, Nina Munk shadowed Sachs on his trips to Africa, listened in on conversations with heads-of-state and humanitarian organizations, and immersed herself in the lives of people in two remote African villages. Munk came to understand the real-life issues that challenge Sachs’s formula for ending global poverty. The Idealist is the profound and moving story of what happens when the abstract theories of a brilliant, driven man meet the realities of human life.