Can the poor pull themselves out of poverty.

(Bloomberg Businessweek) -- Can the Poor Pull Themselves Out of Poverty? In his provocative new book, How the Poor Can Save Capitalism (Berrett-Koehler Publishers), Bryant lays out the case for an "economic Marshall Plan" to give the poor "access to capital and knowledge about how to use it". Bryant, a longtime evangelist of financial literacy who grew up in South-Central Los Angeles, blames a range of factors that foster the mindset and knowledge gaps that perpetuate poverty. [Extracted from the article]

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