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What does it mean?
They called a certain disease lack of money.
In plain terms
Poverty was once described as a disease.
What can you take from it?
Recognize poverty as a systemic issue.

Where it applies

  • social policy
  • community aid

Putting it to work

  • address root causes
  • provide support services

Questions to consider

  • How does labeling poverty as disease affect solutions?
  • What alternatives exist to this view?

Another view

Not all poverty fits a disease model.

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