[Glass Wings] Pennies from heaven

Giving money directly to poor people works surprisingly well. But it cannot
deal with the deeper causes of poverty:
<http://www.economist.com/news/international/21588385-giving-money-directly-poor-people-works-surprisingly-well-it-cannot-deal>

"Now enough of these programmes are up and running to make a first assessment.
Early results are encouraging: giving money away pulls people out of poverty,
with or without conditions. Recipients of unconditional cash do not blow it on
booze and brothels, as some feared."

It turns out that just giving poor people money, no strings attached, actually
works out fairly well on average.

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*** Xanni ***

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Andrew Pam
Partner, Glass Wings http://glasswings.com.au/

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:10:26 +1100

The Colective <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

xanni sed:

It turns out that just giving poor people money, no strings attached,
actually works out fairly well on average.

hmm... give a man a fish and he eats for a day. teach him to fish and he eats
for a lifetime ;)

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Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:22:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

On 15/11/13 20:10, The Colective wrote:

hmm... give a man a fish and he eats for a day. teach him to fish and he
eats for a lifetime ;)

Yes, education is also very important!  But people can't concentrate on
their education if they're always hungry.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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Pennies from heaven

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:30:55 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:10:26 +1100

The Colective <colective [at] glasswings.com.au>

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 20:22:30 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>