The more is given the less the people will work for themselves, and the less they work the more their poverty will increase.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Too much aid can reduce motivation to work and increase poverty.
- In plain terms
- Giving too much help can make people work less and stay poor.
- What can you take from it?
- Balance aid with incentives to work.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How much aid is too much?
- What motivates people to work?
Another view
Critics say systemic issues cause poverty more than lack of work.
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