This book is a companion guide to the film: 'The End of Poverty?" "Global poverty did not just happen. It began with military conquest, slavery and colonization: the seizure of land, minerals, and forced labor. It has persisted until the present as a result of unfair debt, trade and tax policies, which the rich nations of the North have imposed on the nations of the global South--Latin America, Africa, and much of Asia. . .This book. . .was shot on location on four continents, interviewing over one hundred experts and poor people. . ." Source: Books's back cover.