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Angus Deaton

“If poverty is not a result of lack of resources or opportunities, but of poor institutions, poor government, and toxic politics, giving money to poor countries—particularly giving money to the governments of poor countries—is likely to perpetuate and prolong poverty, not eliminate it. The”

Angus Deaton, The Great Escape: Health, Wealth, and the Origins of Inequality
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