They point to the fact that extreme poverty has decreased worldwide since the industrial revolution and give neoliberalism credit for that. In my view, less poverty over time is just the ineviteble result of technological advancement which is going on all the time and have increased rapidly since the industrial revolution. So neoliberalism gets zero credit for that.
Look at how effectively MAS reduced poverty and extreme poverty in Bolivia. From 2004 to 2017 bolivians living in extreme poverty went from 36% to 17% which means they cut it in half! That's a reduction rate that's much, much faster than poor countires that live under neoliberal regimes today.
They point to the fact that extreme poverty has decreased worldwide since the industrial revolution and give neoliberalism credit for that. In my view, less poverty over time is just the ineviteble result of technological advancement which is going on all the time and have increased rapidly since the industrial revolution. So neoliberalism gets zero credit for that.
Look at how effectively MAS reduced poverty and extreme poverty in Bolivia. From 2004 to 2017 bolivians living in extreme poverty went from 36% to 17% which means they cut it in half! That's a reduction rate that's much, much faster than poor countires that live under neoliberal regimes today.
So who really hates the global poor?
That sounds like the "but poor people have refrigerators" argument with extra steps