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“... it seems we are always about to solve poverty.”

By Filings on Thu, 10/17/19
Society & Culture
Poverty
Economics
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“To the extent that flourishing economies burst forth from fertile soil, it’s worth asking whether economic experiments like these can aid us in understanding how soil that is currently infertile might be enriched. But we should also ask whether some of our current efforts are poisonous rather than enriching.” - Acton

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