The self-fulfilling prophecies and global inequality

Author: Juha Räikkä

Source: Philosophy and Geography, Volume 7, Number 2, August 2004 , pp. 193-200(8)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

In this paper I will discuss the causes of global inequality. I will argue that there may be other important reasons for poverty than Western selfishness. Further, I will claim that most Western people believe that for one reason or another it is practically impossible to eradicate poverty, and that this shared belief itself may be a cause for why it is practically impossible to eradicate it in the near future. The question is about an unfortunate self-fulfilling prophecy. In my view, it is important to consider the background and logic of this prophecy.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/1090377042000285408

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