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Book "Dying for Growth" on Sale, Benefits Habitat
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (F. AuYeung)
Thu May 4 16:38:06 2000
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Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 16:37:49 -0400
From: "F. AuYeung" <auyeung@MIT.EDU>
A recent and very well-researched book titled "Dying for Growth"
by the doctors at Partners in Health will be on sale for the
retail price of $30 at the Habitat Sleep-out this Saturday May 6
starting at 8:30 pm near the Kresge Oval. HALF, yes half, of
all sales will be donated to the MIT Habitat for Humanity chapter.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to get this informative
book AND contribute to Habitat! This book is an excellent source
for research papers and would make a wonderful gift for friends.
If you cannot make it Saturday night, email ME <auyeung@mit.edu>
directly, and I will purchase your book and hold it for you until
another day. There will also be 5 copies of Howard Zinn's
"The People's History of the United States" Abridged Teachers'
Edition for sale at only $14. Thank you, and come out Saturday
night in support of Habitat!
DYING FOR GROWTH:
Global Inequality and the Health of the Poor
Amidst unprecedented wealth and technological
advancement, why do millions suffer more from
sickness and hunger with each passing year? In it
fourteen hard-hitting case studies, "Dying for Growth"
brings us the answers.
Dying for Growth exposes the interests behind a
system that consigns a fifth of the world's population
to live (and die) on less than a dollar a day. Rooted in
the lives of people waging heart-wrenching struggles
against a new, systemic form of poverty, these
studies don't just document inequality--they pinpoint
its underlying causes.
Looking at the effects of international restructuring
strategies on the poor, the increasing control
transnational corporations exert over world health,
and the impact of U.S. drug policy on global
inequality, "Dying for Growth" debunks the myths of
global capitalism.
Dying for Growth concludes with an extensive section
on alternatives to standard models. Included is a
chapter on health and revolution in Cuba, "The Threat
of a Good Example," and a plan for action,
"Pragmatic Solidarity: What You Can Do."
With passion rarely found in works of comparable
analytic rigor, "Dying for Growth" tells the stories of
people trapped in the machine of growth, and
compels readers to recognize that the problem of
inequality is not one of insufficient resources, nor
even of inefficiency--the problem is power.
PARTNERS IN HEALTH
Established in 1987, Partners In Health (PIH) is a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the health of poor
communities. Working with community-based organizations to
improve the well-being of people struggling against poverty, we
assist partner projects in Haiti, Peru, Mexico, Honduras and
the United States with funding, technical and financial
assistance, medical supplies, and administrative support. The
goal of these partnerships is neither charity nor development,
but rather, "pragmatic solidarity"--a commitment to struggle
alongside poor people, and against the economic and political
structures that define and perpetuate their poverty and ill health.
Partners In Health is committed to a "preferential option for
the poor." By working in partnership with community-based
organizations on porjects designed to improve health outcomes
in poor communities, PIH fosters active involvement in
health-care delivery by residents of underserved locations
worldwide, through transnational flow of material resources and
technical expertise. Regarding access to health care as a
fundamental human right, we approach this task from a pragmatic
perspective, grounded in principles of social justice.
(Partners in Health is based in Cambridge. Intern Alice Kidder
will be at the Sleep-out and can answer specific questions about
her projects with PIH and the issues the organization works on.)
