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Is There an Upside to Poverty?This is a discussion on Is There an Upside to Poverty? within the Prediction Markets News Feeds forums, part of the Forecasting Special Interest Group category; Director Renzo Martens's fascinating and controversial documentary Enjoy Poverty "investigates the emotional and economic value of Africa's fastest-growing and most lucrative export-product." That is: poverty. As he travels throughout the ... |
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| Administrator |  Is There an Upside to Poverty? Director Renzo Martens's fascinating and controversial documentary Enjoy Poverty "investigates the emotional and economic value of Africa's fastest-growing and most lucrative export-product." That is: poverty. As he travels throughout the Congo, Martens instructs wedding photographers to try earning more money by photographing malnourished children; he posts a large neon sign reading "Enjoy Poverty" in various villages; and encourages locals to capitalize on their poverty. More from the Freakonomics blog... |
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