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When academic theories don't match lived experience of poverty

My economics professor keeps explaining why my home country is poor using theories that feel completely disconnected from my grandmother who raised seven kids after the factory closures.

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Abstract economic models can invalidate personal and cultural understanding of complex realities.

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