In the world of development, if one mixes the poor and the nonpoor in a program, the nonpoor … - Muhammad Yunus

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Muhammad Yunus

In the world of development, if one mixes the poor and the nonpoor in a program, the nonpoor will always drive out the poor, and the less poor will drive out the more poor, unless protective measures are instituted right at the beginning. In such cases, the nonpoor reap the benefits of all that is done in the name of the poor.

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