Comments on: Poverty professionals and poverty http://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/ International development, politics, economics, and policy Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:30:48 +0000 hourly 1 By: Michaelhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14606 Michael Sun, 16 May 2010 18:50:29 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14606 As a guy with long term health issues, this would chase me even further out of development. Maybe not a big deal, but I wanted to mention it. As a guy with long term health issues, this would chase me even further out of development. Maybe not a big deal, but I wanted to mention it.

]]> By: Barbarahttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14600 Barbara Sun, 16 May 2010 14:21:29 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14600 I strongly recommend the post by Alanna Shaik "Drinking our own ORS" - if you haven't already read it. It's about subjecting ourselves to the recommendations we make to poor people.Well worth your time!http://bloodandmilk.org/?p=1549&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BloodAndMilk+%28Blood+and+Milk%29&utm_content=Google+Reader I strongly recommend the post by Alanna Shaik “Drinking our own ORS” – if you haven’t already read it. It’s about subjecting ourselves to the recommendations we make to poor people.

Well worth your time!

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]]> By: stanhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14563 stan Sat, 15 May 2010 12:29:38 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14563 The ADB HQ is in Manila. Do you think ADB "behaves" any better than other IFIs? Sounds more like another cheap shot from Dani than a carefully considered recommendation. Dani, by the way, seems to being doing pretty well as another poverty professional who doesn't live anywhere near Lagos or Jakarta. The ADB HQ is in Manila. Do you think ADB “behaves” any better than other IFIs? Sounds more like another cheap shot from Dani than a carefully considered recommendation. Dani, by the way, seems to being doing pretty well as another poverty professional who doesn’t live anywhere near Lagos or Jakarta.

]]> By: Edward Reeshttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14553 Edward Rees Sat, 15 May 2010 09:12:21 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14553 I agree, I agree! I agree, I agree!

]]> By: paulhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14502 paul Thu, 13 May 2010 13:34:27 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14502 Agree completely. I'm reminded of Dani Rodrik's recommendation for moving the head offices of the IMF and World Bank to respectively Lagos and Jakarta. He suggested this would have more of an impact on how these institutions behave than any other policy recommendation. (Though I probably got the countries wrong, it was quite some time ago...) Agree completely. I’m reminded of Dani Rodrik’s recommendation for moving the head offices of the IMF and World Bank to respectively Lagos and Jakarta. He suggested this would have more of an impact on how these institutions behave than any other policy recommendation. (Though I probably got the countries wrong, it was quite some time ago…)

]]> By: edawghttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14484 edawg Wed, 12 May 2010 19:28:23 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14484 A related point that I'd make is that (some) Peace Corps volunteers are among the few "poverty professionals" who actually undergo something approaching this kind of exposure or immersion experience over a sustained period of time. I think Peace Corps has a lot of problems and people make a number of legitimate arguments about whether it's a program worth having, but I've always felt that <i>as an educational experience for individuals who go on to work in development</i>, it's unmatched, undervalued, and way to often and too easily dismissed as somehow lesser than "real" development work. A related point that I’d make is that (some) Peace Corps volunteers are among the few “poverty professionals” who actually undergo something approaching this kind of exposure or immersion experience over a sustained period of time. I think Peace Corps has a lot of problems and people make a number of legitimate arguments about whether it’s a program worth having, but I’ve always felt that as an educational experience for individuals who go on to work in development, it’s unmatched, undervalued, and way to often and too easily dismissed as somehow lesser than “real” development work.

]]> By: Seth Blumberghttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14482 Seth Blumberg Wed, 12 May 2010 18:40:37 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14482 With humility, I suppose. <a href="http://www.arts.cornell.edu/poverty/kanbur/ATypicalScene.pdf" rel="nofollow">Reflections that Kanbur has written</a> from some these visits are pretty interesting, and do seem like an improvement over insulating oneself from the poor. With humility, I suppose. Reflections that Kanbur has written from some these visits are pretty interesting, and do seem like an improvement over insulating oneself from the poor.

]]> By: Emily Luhttp://chrisblattman.com/2010/05/12/poverty-professionals-and-poverty/comment-page-1/#comment-14479 Emily Lu Wed, 12 May 2010 16:35:11 +0000 http://chrisblattman.com/?p=4845#comment-14479 My question: how would you go about doing this without becoming like this project: http://danielhernandez.typepad.com/daniel_hernandez/2010/03/dissecting-entryway.html ? My question: how would you go about doing this without becoming like this project: http://danielhernandez.typepad.com/daniel_hernandez/2010/03/dissecting-entryway.html ?

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