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The weak link between technology's advance and global poverty reduction shouldn't come as a surprise. Most technologies were invented in the rich world to tackle rich-world problems. Today, that means they're designed to be used most effectively by highly educated knowledge workers operating in places where physical and institutional infrastructure is strong. That's not much use in countries like Liberia, where illiteracy is rampant, along with corruption and blackouts. Rich-world technologies usually just don't transfer well to the poor world.
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