People left behind : transitions of the rural poor : discussion
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The theme of my discussion is that we have seriously underinvested in information and knowledge systems to serve both the needs of the poor and of the practitioners addressing rural development problems. Such problems are exciting for social scientists, but we must recognize that the plight of the people we're addressing causes serious pain from harsh social and economic conditions. The authors of this paper effectively describe the continuing plight of "the people left behind" and the human pain associated with poverty and inequality. In marshalling an impressive array of appropriate data, they effectively dispelled some widely held myths, and reinforced some important concerns.