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The paper presents pondering on the perception of poverty. Tries to explain when and why people blame the poor for their laziness and the lack of willpower. Interregional variation in the individual blame is explained from the point of view of economic development and local/regional culture. State paternalism, materialism and xenophobia are analysed as the cultural constructs that may influence the...