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I think this is extremely applicable in inefficient third world economies, but I can think of a few reasons it might not be as applicable in a first world count
by jamesaguilar 13y ago
I think this is extremely applicable in inefficient third world economies, but I can think of a few reasons it might not be as applicable in a first world country like the United States.
- Most basic skilled services already have many providers.
- The startup costs for these services are significantly higher in first world countries.
- The expectations of consumers are also (probably) much higher.
So, I want to believe, but I'd like to see some evidence of broader applicability before we leap to conclusions. That brings up another problem, though: this is so much harder to do in a developed country because it is prohibitively expensive.
- bdcs 13y agoIt works resoundingly well in developed countries, see my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5769233 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5769233
- jamesaguilar 13y agoAll your citations are third world countries.
- xionon 13y agoCanada is not a third world country...
- bdcs 13y agoThe second, in-depth reference([2]) takes place in Canada... a third-world country?
- jamesaguilar 13y agoSorry, I had seen another article under the same title that was talking about a study in India. My bad.
- sageikosa 13y agoThe Yukon isn't what most people think of as Canada, at least not the part of Canada that has ready access to "first world" (urban infrastructure) type services.
- msellout 13y agoMany parts of "first world" countries are in a similar situation. The US is large.
- bct 13y agoYou didn't read past the first line, did you? The experiment was in Dauphin, Manitoba.
- sageikosa 13y agoNope, I didn't. Doesn't change too much. Once they try the experiment in all of Canada and make it permanent, then I'll acknowledge the it was tried in Canada. With a city size of just over 8000 (probably 7000 in the 1970s), it isn't likely to have a particularly complex economic environment.
- randomknowledge 13y agoI the united states, studies have indicated that food stamps produce an economic return of $1.85 for every dollar spent. I would imagine additional cash spending could have a similar effect.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoI would imagine too. I'm not really asking about imagining though.
- msellout 13y agoAre you pretending he used the word "imagine" as "hope" rather than "expect"?
- jamesaguilar 13y agoNo, I'm pointing out that my expectations already align with his, and him sharing them does not cause me to update significantly.
- wildgift 13y agoCould you clarify? What are basic skilled services?