Introduction by Clifford Cobb VII
Director’s Narrative by Philippe Diaz 1
Complete transcript of the film The End of Poverty? 35
Interviews
The following are interviews that were conducted in the process of making the film
The End of Poverty? An asterisk appears by the name of each person who
appears in the film.
Charles Abugre, Head of Policy, Christian Aid, Ghana 69
*Jaime de Amorim, National Coordinator, Landless Workers
Movement, Brazil 75
*Nimrod Arackha, Tanzanian Mine Workers Development
Organization 78
*John Ayila, Local Leader at Yala Swamp, Kenya 81
William Batt, Government Analyst (retired) 85
Richard Biddle, Teacher 87
William Blum, Historian, Author 90
Chesa Boudin, Author and Activist, Caracas, Venezuela 92
*Miriam Campos, National Coordinator for the Empowerment of
Indigenous People 95
*Nora Castañeda ,President, Bank for the Development of Women,
Caracas, Venezuela 98
Shivani Chaudhry, Housing and Land Rights Network 102
*John Christensen, Director, Tax Justice Network 106
*Cliff Cobb, Historian, Author 113
George Collins, Teacher 122
Jose Eli da Veiga, Economics Professor, University of Sao Paulo 125
Shelton Davis, Anthropologist 129
Roland Denis, Author 134
Maria de Oliveira, Regional Director, INCRA (National Institute
for Agrarian Reform), Recife, Brazil 136
Patrus Ananias de Sousa, Minister of Social Development and
Combating Hunger, Brazil 139
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Edward Dodson, Manager, Fannie Mae (retired) 142
*William Easterly, Economist, Author 145
*David Ellerman, Former World Bank Official 151
*Joshua Farley, Ecological Economist, International Consultant 157
Luis Carlos Fazvoli Agronomic Institute of Campinas, Southern
Brazil 164
*Pablo Fernandes Huaratsi, Neighborhood Leader, Bolivia 165
*Four Women in Recife, Brazil 168
Mason Gaffney, Economist, Author 170
*Alvaro Garcia Linera, Vice President of Bolivia (as of 2006) 175
*Susan George, Author, Activist 180
Eva Golinger , Author 189
Lucas Junior Gonzales, Community Activist, Coehlos Favela, Recife,
Brazil 193
Quisia Gonzalez, Medical Doctor 194
*Rosa Angela Graterol and son, Felix La Vega Barrio, Caracas,
Venezuela 198
Damon Gross, Program Director, Robert Schalkenbach Foundation 199
*Jerome Guillet, Investment Banker, Editor, European Tribune 202
Ted Gwartney, Assessor 208
Matt Harris, Business Consultant 211
Fred Harrison, Author, Journalist 213
Gilbert Herman, Software Engineer (retired) 218
*Chalmers Johnson, Political Scientist, Author 220
Gitu-wa-Kahengeri, Freedom Fighter (Mau Mau) 227
*Kipruto Arap Kirwa, Minister of Agriculture, Kenya 228
*Miloon Kothari, UN Rapporteur on Housing 233
*Edgardo Lander, Professor, Social Sciences, Venezuelan Central
University, Caracas 239
*Serge Latouche, Author 245
Odenda Lumumba, Director, Kenya Land Alliance 253
*Abel Mamani, Water Minister, Bolivia 257
John McArthur, Deputy Director, UN Millennium Project, Earth
Institute, Columbia Univerity 260
Almeri Mello, Anti-poverty Activist, Brazil 269
*Maria Luisa Mendonça, Director, Rede Social, Sao Paulo 271
*Eric Mgendi, Communications Coordinator, Action Aid, Kenya 276
*Pedro Montes Coria, Miner, Potosí, Bolivia 281
*Mashengu Wa Mwachofi, Member of Kenyan Parliament, 1979-1988
283
*Godfrey Ngao, Mine Operator, Tanzania 289
Bruce Oatman, Social Worker 291
*Joseph Odhiambo and Family, Kibera (Nairobi), Kenya 294
*Dr. H.W.O. Okoth-Ogendo, Author, Law Professor 295
*Marcela Olivera, Activist, Coalition for the Defense of Water and
Life, Bolivia 300
*Oscar Olivera, Leader, La Coordinadora de la Defense del Agua,
Bolivia 304
Juan Patricio Quispe, Leader, Association of Families for The Defense
of Gas, 2003 (La Paz, Bolivia) 309
*John Perkins, Author, Confessions of an Economic Hitman 311
Heather Remoff, Anthropologist, Author 323
*Raquel Rolnik Secretary of Urban Programs, Ministry of Cities,
Brazil 327
*Amartya Sen, Nobel Laureate Economist, Author 332
*Jim Shultz, Executive Director, Democracy Center 338
*Joao Pedro Stedile, National Coordinator, Landless Workers’
Movement, Brazil 344
Squatters, Northern Brazil 347
*Joseph Stiglitz, Former Chief Economist, World Bank 349
*Taquiro, Farmer, Venezuela 358
*Eric Toussaint, Author, Activist 361
*Luciana Vanderlei and Husband, Recife, Brazil 367
Adriana Veiga Aranha, Special Adviser on Fome Zero, Brazil’s Official
“End Hunger” Program 369
*Antonio Vinidcativo and Edinaldo, Sugarcane Harvesters,
Pernambuco State, Brazil 372
*Grace Wambi, Tea Plucker, Kenya 376
*Michael J. Watts, Director, Institute of International Studies, Professor
of Geography, University of California, Berkeley 377
*Eduardo Yssa, Bolivia, Aymaran 384
Afterword
Where Do We Go from Here? 388