Alice H. Amsden
Say’s Law, Poverty Persistence, and Employment Neglect
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
abstract grass roots methods poverty alleviation fail unless jobs created stimulated governments whether central local presence high unemployment levels improving capabilities job seekers making better fed housed educated lead unemployment paid employment selfemployment subsistence level call kerala effect believe improving supply side labor market enough reduce poverty without also improving demand side investing jobs logically flawed subject error says law supply creates demand healthcare benefits provided grass roots antipoverty programs may improve quality life measured rising life expectancy population growth rises diminishing returns sets malthusian fashion poverty fall shown data provided article