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      1. "Allen’s findings indicate that, as a result of colonialism, extreme poverty in 20th century Asia was significantly worse than under 13th century feudalism.  Progress, it would appear, is not a one-way street." resilience.org/stories/2021-03-30/extreme-poverty-isnt-natural-its-created/
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      "There’s a final observation from Allen’s paper that’s worth pointing out. Allen finds that the $1.90/day (PPP) line is lower than the level of consumption of enslaved people in the United States in the 19th century."
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    "In other words, the poverty threshold the World Bank uses, and which underpins the progress narrative, is below the level of enslavement.  It is striking that anyone would accept this as a reasonable benchmark for “progress” in a civilized society."
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