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Category Archives: causes of poverty
The Causes of Poverty (59): Stress
(source) Stress is often a consequence of poverty, but it can also make poverty worse. Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee have noted in Poor Economics that [t]here is a strong association between poverty and the level of cortisol produced by … Continue reading
Posted in causes of poverty, economics, health, poverty
Tagged Abhijit Banerjee, Basic income, brain, cortisol, Esther Duflo, Poor Economics, poverty trap, self-control, stress
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The Causes of Poverty (58): Low Average Intelligence in Poor Countries?
(source) The claim that poverty is caused by the stupidity of the poor has an international equivalent: some people look at the fact that most wealthy countries in the world are mainly populated by white people, combine this fact with the claim … Continue reading
The Causes of Poverty (57): No, It’s Not Overpopulation
There is enough food, water and energy in the world to support a decent life for the whole of humanity, even if the numbers of humans continue to grow at their current rate. Poverty, hunger, drought and lack of energy … Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, Arable land, desalination, ecology, energy, environment, food, food production, water
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The Causes of Poverty (56): A Lack of Social Mobility
(source) Is a lack of, or a low level of social mobility a human rights violations? No, of course not. There is no right to be socially mobile or to end up in a different – preferably higher – social … Continue reading
The Causes of Poverty (55): Poverty of Aspiration
(source) I think it was Aneurin Bevan who coined the phrase “poverty of aspiration”. It’s a variation on a common theme (other variations are the “culture of poverty” and the “undeserving poor“). According to some, what keeps people poor is … Continue reading
