The five (non)behaviours

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The Persistence of Poverty
Charles Karelis
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An approach to poverty

Why do poor people often stay poor? Exploring this question, Charles Karelis writes in The Persistence of Poverty: Why the Economics of the Well-off Can’t Help the Poor, that among the most important causes are five behaviours, or better, non-behaviours: “Not working, not finishing school, not saving for a rainy day, not moderating alcohol consumption, and not living within the law.”

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