If you ever wondered where the attitude "I want to be a doctor because the pay is good" leads, this is one place: a woman borrowing a year's income to have an unnecessary hysterectomy so she can work harder at cutting sugar cane. But it's OK, because according to Bill Gates, this represents significant economic growth, which micro-loans, for example, just can't do. See On Why Microfinance Doesn't Reduce Poverty.
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