On 1-8-2013 9:41, scott wrote:
>> * Wealthy people give poor people mosquito nets
>> * The poor people sell the nets for food
>> * The now-flooded mosquito-net market collapses
>> * The indigenous mosquito-net craftsmen disappear
>
> One could argue that overall for society it's better to have cheaper
> mosquito nets (more people will be able to afford them and disease is
> then probably lower).
>
However, the local craftsmen having disappeared, society becomes 
dependant on charity. No win-win situation, except for the charity's 
good conscience.

Thomas

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