This goes back to my take about how the problem here is actually LMIC governance, but it seems trivially true that child marriage is objectively very bad and also relatively bad compared to the opportunities that these girls should have, but it might also be true that it’s not so bad compared to the very limited opportunities they actually do have (albeit probably still negative). But the pathway to getting rid of child marriage seems clear: just improve governance & economic growth rates, and the problem will take care of itself as the economic returns to delaying marriage grow and grow. That seems much more tractable than some sort of mass cultural transformation.
Hi Sabs, thanks for engaging with the post. I would be interested to see the interventions available to improve governance and economic growth rates, and their cost effectiveness. The interventions to prevent child marriage are relatively cheap (like providing school supplies or conditional asset transfers) and have the benefit of immediately targeting the issue. They also help with economically uplifting families.
This goes back to my take about how the problem here is actually LMIC governance, but it seems trivially true that child marriage is objectively very bad and also relatively bad compared to the opportunities that these girls should have, but it might also be true that it’s not so bad compared to the very limited opportunities they actually do have (albeit probably still negative). But the pathway to getting rid of child marriage seems clear: just improve governance & economic growth rates, and the problem will take care of itself as the economic returns to delaying marriage grow and grow. That seems much more tractable than some sort of mass cultural transformation.
Hi Sabs, thanks for engaging with the post. I would be interested to see the interventions available to improve governance and economic growth rates, and their cost effectiveness. The interventions to prevent child marriage are relatively cheap (like providing school supplies or conditional asset transfers) and have the benefit of immediately targeting the issue. They also help with economically uplifting families.