A remark by Jon Husted has ignited political backlash after the Ohio senator suggested that people living in poverty often lack experience navigating what he called the “real world.”
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.@andypsumner Why not use ODA to hire negotiators and trade lawyers to help resource-rich poor countries get better deals? #povertydebate

.@andypsumner A third of LDCs are actually MICs with no real incentives to graduate. #povertydebate

My question at the #povertydebate: do assumptions about future poverty & fragility take major demographic trends into account?

What we know about poverty based mainly on global surveys, and not data generated by national statistical offices. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner For stagnant #fragilestates, might be cheaper to give all citizens EU passports than commit to 100 yrs of ODA. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner For "booming" #fragilestates, maybe it's a question of governance of growth. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Current country groupings - by income and the #fragilestates lists - are past their sell-by date. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner What are global responsibilities to group of 2-3B ppl who are neither poor nor secure from #poverty? #povertydebate

Once you eliminate $1.25/day poverty, getting to $2/day won't take much more. But $2 poverty is not secure. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Half of #fragilestates are stagnant - are we prepared to give ODA for next 100 years? #povertydebate

.@andypsumner About half of "#fragilestates" are doing well. Should we really still call them fragile? #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Time to start thinking about two types of #fragilestates? Boomers vs long-runners. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner In some ctries - Ethiopia, Bangladesh - fragility has not been barrier to growth. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Assumption that #fragilestates have done badly, stable countries have done better - not exactly borne out. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner More likely scenario: moderate growth + historical inequality trends = 600m poor, majority still in MICs. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Best possible scenario: strong growth + falling inequality = 300m people still living in poverty by 2030. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner Future poverty projections highly dependent on assumptions about inequality. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner: By 2030, may have only 15-20 LICs. #povertydebate

.@andypsumner: dev assistance over last 20 yrs has mainly dealt with population growth. Remove China and curve flattens. #povertydebate