poverty trap

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But those energy retrofits are expensive and are likely beyond the reach of many low-income households, which could lead to what the researchers call an energy poverty trap.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2024

“Most cocoa growers live in poverty, and the cocoa poverty trap has led to the widespread use of child labour,” read a statement issued by Mars Wrigley, Mondelez, Barry Callebaut and other companies.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2019

“However, I grew up in a $500 house, and all my buddies and I escaped that poverty trap because we had incredibly strong values,” he said.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2017

It’s been three years since I wrote a post online about America’s poverty trap that went viral and led to a book deal.

From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2016

This is the time to reform this outmoded social dinosaur and finally break the poverty trap.

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald