Re:Evidence on Poverty Traps from Rural Bangladesh [pdf]
by refurb on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:46AM
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You don't think things like access to education, medical care, clean water, nutritious food, vaccinations, quality public schools, subsidized colleges, rule of law, minimal corruption, limited impact of religious identify, avaiable reliable housing might have an impact on the outcomes?
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Re:Evidence on Poverty Traps from Rural Bangladesh [pdf]
by buran77 on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @07:48AM
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That's... absolutely not what I said, or implied. Access to all of that is the boundary between the layers. People in layer n will make sure people in layer n-1 are missing at least one thing so they can't compete on equal footing. People in layer n+1 will do the same to people in layer n.
If you don't have access to schooling and someone else does then that's something that will make you always start with a handicap when competing with them. The boundary, whether education or medical services, is there so one layer feels safe from the inferior one. People want it there even if this means they start off with a handicap compared to the superior layer. Most people are more afraid of losing what they have than they are keen on winning something they don't already have.