Ask HN: Investment for Reducing Poverty?

Studies have shown that poverty may be reduced by capital investment. The amount must be at the “threshold level of initial assets above which households [can] accumulate assets, take on better occupations and grow out of poverty.” How can software and technology be applied in addition to capital investments to enhance poverty reduction and/or reduce the amount of capital required?

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