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For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times)For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times)Posted Dec 1, 2006 1:20 UTC (Fri) by loening (guest, #174)In reply to: For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times) by proski Parent article: For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times)
And from a more practical standpoint, if they don't make these things available commercially, the children are just going to sell their laptops on ebay. Having these laptops available commercially will reduce the incentive to create a blackmarket of these things.
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For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times) Posted Dec 1, 2006 5:20 UTC (Fri) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] It's chaper to produce additional 10'000-20'000 thousands of laptops needed to replace stolen ones then to sell them in retail. Since any OLPC offer on eBay can be sent straight to the police (OLPC toys are not to be sold: versions for developer are loaned and thus "not for sale" and pupil's versions are not for sale as well) it'll natually limit amount of such trade...
For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times) Posted Dec 1, 2006 10:45 UTC (Fri) by NAR (subscriber, #1313) [Link] Since any OLPC offer on eBay can be sent straight to the police (OLPC toys are not to be sold: versions for developer are loaned and thus "not for sale" and pupil's versions are not for sale as well) it'll natually limit amount of such trade...I think you're really optimistic. Remember that food aids sent to the third world tended to end up being sold somewhere else and the dictators just bought weapons with that money - I don't think it will be any different with the laptops.
For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times) Posted Dec 1, 2006 15:49 UTC (Fri) by khim (subscriber, #9252) [Link] This is huge problem, but I don't think commercial version can solve this problem. Food aids are usually sent to countries with totally failed government, OLPC is sent to countries with government who at least have money to pay $150 per laptop - this means at least minimally functional government :)
For $150, Third-World Laptop Stirs Big Debate (New York Times) Posted Dec 1, 2006 18:31 UTC (Fri) by anonymous1 (guest, #41963) [Link] "food aids sent to the third world tended to end up being sold somewhere else"
The difficulty with food aid is the oppurtunity for theft and the difficulty of targeting people who need food.
That is why Amartya Sen recommends a "Work for Money" scheme, which is self selecting. And selling the food in the market, the people who need food can buy it.
Buy the book "Hunger and Public Action" and learn more.
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