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Poorism: The economics of exploitation

Travelers in search of authentic experiences are taking tours of the world’s poorest areas.
Do their dollars truly benefit the communities they visit?
By Michelle Baran

Tourists have money, and they often bring their money to places that desperately need it. Even when they visit sites as destitute as the favelas of Rio de Janeiro or the slums of Nairobi, Kenya, the opportunity exists for the local community to profit from the presence of tourists if the visitors’ money finds its way into the hands of those who need it most.

But does it?

That question has been asked with increasing frequency in recent years as a result of the growing popularity of “poorism,” a somewhat derogatory label applied to slum tours or other types of outings that bring visitors into extremely impoverished areas of the world. Are the residents of these areas actually benefiting from such excursions, or do these tours merely pile one more layer of pain atop the aggregate suffering of the world’s poor?

To some extent, the answer lies not just in the economic repercussions of the tour but on the motivation behind it.

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