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Mauricio Miller on Poverty, Social Work, and the Alternative
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Length:
78 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Poverty activist, social entrepreneur and author, Mauricio Miller, talks about his book The Alternative with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. Miller, a MacArthur genius grant recipient, argues that we have made poverty tolerable when we should be trying to make it more escapable. This is possible, he argues, if we invest in the poor and encourage them to leverage their skills and social networks. Miller emphasizes the importance of self-determination and self-respect as keys to helping the poor improve their own lives.
Released:
May 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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