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Question: What are some of the common explanations for why these countries remain at low incomes? What role does disease play in Sachs' explanation for why many African countries remain stuck in lower incomes? Are the diseases that now affect Africa the same as those that plagued European countries and the United States when they were struggling with high rates of infectious diseases? What might account for the difference, if any? What is your takeaway from this reading?Portraits of residents in Malawi, Bangladesh, India, and China are offered. Residents of all three countries are poor by international standards. Where do we find the most extreme poverty? How many people are affected by extreme and moderate poverty? Please name and explain at least two reasons for extreme poverty. Where do most of the extremely poor people of the world live? We will be spending much time thinking about choices and the tradeoffs that characterize those choices. Do people in these countries have a choice about their future in terms of their livelihood? If you say no, please explain. If you say yes, what is the range of choices about livelihood in Malawi? In Bangladesh? In China?