Capitalism and the Struggle of Marginalized Groups

Cultural expressions through fashion shows are an instrument to generate income to move up socio-economically. Many other young Indonesians who are looking for the same opportunity, but that moment never comes.

Angus Deaton, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Economics, in his book The Great Escape, Health, Wealth and the Origin of Inequality (2013) succeeds in describing today’s world as a much better place than the world lived by the generations before us.

People can live healthier, richer and longer. Deaton called the change “the Great Escape” wave.