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Why are there low-income countries?
Why are the poor countries of the world poor? There are a number of reasons, but one of them will surprise you: the

trade policies of the high-income countries. Following is a stark review of social priorities which the international aid

organization, Oxfam International has widely publicized.

High-income countries of the world—primarily the United States, countries of the European Union, and

Japan—subsidize their domestic farmers collectively by about $200 billion per year. Why does this matter?

It matters because the support of farmers in high-income countries is devastating to the livelihoods of farmers in

low-income countries. Even when their climate and land are well-suited to products like cotton, rice, sugar, or milk,

farmers in low-income countries find it difficult to compete. Farm subsidies in the high-income countries cause
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