Kathy BrysonDec 24

interesting look at how #risk impacts #decisionmaking -

To 'graduate' from #poverty, they can borrow to build a business. So why aren't they? https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/12/13/g-s1-101742/poverty-loan-borrow-refugees-uganda

#loans #smallbusinessdevelopment #povertysolution #blockgrant

N-gated Hacker NewsMar 24, 2025
ScienceDirect wants to solve world poverty 😇 by cutting resource use by 70%—because who needs "decent" living standards anyway? 🤔 Meanwhile, their website can't even provide content without a 404 error. 🚫
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452292924000493 #ScienceDirect #PovertySolution #ResourceEfficiency #404Error #LivingStandards #HackerNews #ngated
How much growth is required to achieve good lives for all? Insights from needs-based analysis

Some narratives in international development hold that ending poverty and achieving good lives for all will require every country to reach the levels …