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A safety net is useless if it doesn't cover those who need it the most. That's the problem with the social safety-nets in many developing countries. On paper
by quanticle 16y ago
A safety net is useless if it doesn't cover those who need it the most. That's the problem with the social safety-nets in many developing countries. On paper they're great. The problem comes up if you try collecting your benefits while being a member of the underclass.
- redrobot5050 16y agoThis rings very, very true. In Rio, there are free schools that any child can attend so long as they show up. The thing is, they put those schools so far away from the slums as a disincentive for the barefoot underclass from showing up. Sure, a child could walk 6 miles one way uphill to get an education. And some families might support that. But in general, when a family doesn't know when or where its next meal is coming from, it has higher priorities than schooling.