From poor to unpoor

Michael Hobbes writes in the Pacific Standard about his recent information gathering mission in Zambia. It's a very readable piece that surveys the complex issues facing the country. What I like most about it is that he has the humility to admit that he does not have a clear solution for alleviating  the country's poverty. And I think that is what everyone who isn't trying to sell something probably has to admit. We know much less about development than we think we do.