Romanticising the poor harms the poor
dc.contributor.author | Karnani, Aneel G. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-01-07T15:30:00Z | |
dc.date.available | 2010-03-01T21:10:29Z | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2009-01 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Karnani, Aneel (2009). "Romanticising the poor harms the poor." Journal of International Development 21(1): 76-86. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61445> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0954-1748 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1099-1328 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/61445 | |
dc.description.abstract | A libertarian movement that emphasises free markets to reduce poverty has grown strong in recent years. It views the poor as ‘resilient and creative entrepreneurs and value-conscious consumers’. This romanticised view of the poor is far from the truth and harms the poor in two ways. First, it results in too little emphasis on legal, regulatory and social mechanisms to protect the poor who are vulnerable consumers. Second, it results in overemphasis on microcredit and under-emphasis on fostering modern enterprises that would provide employment opportunities for the poor. More importantly, the libertarian proposition grossly under-emphasises the critical role and responsibility of the state for poverty reduction. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | en_US |
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dc.format.extent | 3118 bytes | |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.format.mimetype | text/plain | |
dc.publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Business, Finance & Management | en_US |
dc.title | Romanticising the poor harms the poor | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.rights.robots | IndexNoFollow | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | History (General) | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Social Sciences (General) | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Humanities | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Social Sciences | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA ; Stephen M. Ross School of Business, The University of Michigan, 701 Tappan Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1234, USA. | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/61445/1/1491_ftp.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jid.1491 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | Journal of International Development | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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