November 27, 2015 Oleg Komlik BITS & BRIEFS: The myth of philanthropy // Global expellers by Saskia Sassen // Welfare encourages work // Hedge funds vs. student debt Shattering the myth of philanthropy: the wealthiest donate 1.3% of their income to charity, while the poorest 3.2% Saskia Sassen on Global expellers: Urban takeover by corporations has deep impacts for equity, democracy & rights Economists tested 9 welfare programs to see if they made people lazy. They didn’t. Actually they encourage work Hedge Funds “smell blood” in the Student Debt market, making short bets on companies involved with student loans *** Join the Economic Sociology and Political Economy community through Facebook / Twitter / LinkedIn / Google+ / Reddit / Tumblr Share this:EmailFacebookTwitterWhatsAppLinkedInTumblrTelegramRedditPinterestPocketSkypeLike this:Like Loading... Related
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