Springing people from the poverty trap
news.mit.edu
The poor are not lacking capabilities or a desire to escape poverty, but are stuck in poverty traps, according to a long-term study from Bangladesh co-authored by an MIT economist analyzes the success of “Big Push” antipoverty programs.

…in which an initial lack of resources prevents them from improving their circumstances

    • MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml
      4·
      2 years ago

      Neoliberals would rather piss millions of taxpayer dollars into pretentious bullshit research like this that demonstrates exactly what BIPOC and leftists in general have been telling them for ages… only for the hopeless neoliberal to do nothing to actually address the issue.

      "But it sure made for some neat research!"

  • Bronstein_Tardigrade
    5·
    2 years ago

    I watched Bangladeshi women and preteens offloading barges full of bricks by hand from sun-up to sunset. It was cheaper for the company owner to hire all those people than build a conveyor.

  • Soviet Snake
    1·
    2 years ago

    Yada yada yada capital accumulation something the other yada yada yada read the Communist Manifesto.