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Introduction. Part 1: The Social Economics of Poverty. A Theory of Identity. Foundations of Polarization Measurement. The Evolution of Inequality. A Simple Theory of the Extended Family System and Market Barriers to the Poor. The Macrodynamics of Social Control. Social Networks in Ghana. Part 2: The Economic Impact of Identity and Community. Bridging Communal Divides: Separation, Patronage, Integration. Social Divisions Within Schools: How School Policies can Affect Students' Identities and Educational Choices. Coping with Disaster: The Role of Moral Norms in Honduran Communities Devastated by Hurricane Mitch. Ethnicity and Networks in African Trade. The Evolution of Land Inheritance Rules. Under the Pressures of Population. Growth and Market Integration: A Case Study of Peruvian Indians.
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Lynne Villalba
reviewed The social economics of poverty on July 07, 2013
The social economics of poverty
It's amazingly easy to read and grabs you right away. In fact, it feels so effortless (but it's the kind of writing that you know was slaved over, honed and perfected), that I questioned how I could have gotten quite so much from it.
Two lovely ideas from this book:
The grandmother, when she's young, gets this lucky charm, that's supposed to bring her an easy life. Her husband leaves her, tries to con her, she works as a doctor in the early 1900's when infection and poverty are rampant--but she is blessed with a wonderful daughter and granddaughter---they're all three smart, good-looking, admirable, love each other deeply and admired.
The grandmother gives the charm to her granddaughter (fully believing in its worth as a lucky charm) as a gift to her granddaughter's future husband and tells her to tell him "It's a charm for an easy life. Just depends what your definition of easy is."
I love that. The relativity of life and the difference perspective makes about how you feel about your life.
There's another line I really like too where the grandaughter says of her grandmother "I admired her energetic mind and her muscular soul." Isn't that a great thing to have--a muscular soul? One that's strong, flexible, resilient?
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