Productive inclusion: A silver bullet, or a new development fad? (Jamele Rigolini, Brookings)

“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” This old proverb illustrates well the principle of productive inclusion programs, a relatively recent addition to the toolbox of social policy makers. These programs aim to boost productivity and incomes of the poor and are being presented as an alternative to social safety nets. But can productive inclusion really help graduate people out of poverty, or is it just another development fad?

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/future-development/posts/2016/04/11-productive-inclusion-poverty-alleviation-rigolini