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Mark Lynas’ article “Africa’s Hidden Killers” alludes to many inequalities in the village of Misisi and in the country of Zambia as a whole. Also, in how other more powerful countries see developing countries. The article graphically depicts how the impoverished and malnourished people of Misisi struggle everyday to not only put minimal food on their tables, but how they scavenge to make the equivalent to $0.60 a day all while trying to survive from preventable diseases. Lynas’ article deals with “within-national” inequality, as described by Branko Milanovic. Milanovic explains within-national inequality as individuals in a country personally struggling to thrive as a nation against other more established and wealthier countries. Milanovic …show more content…
These include health, income and within-national inequalities. For example, within Zambia and more specifically in Misisi, children, women and men suffer endlessly from preventable diseases that can be prevented by those sitting in “plush offices”, working for SAPs and The World Bank. While countless people in Misisi sit and wait in illness infested hospital rooms, cleaner hospital beds sit empty for the select few who can afford to pay $40 to help save their families lives. The reasons for this disconnect come from the lack of opportunity among these severely impoverished countries due to the privatization by corporate wealthy …show more content…
Sens gives three main analytical approaches to why this is so. First, entitlements and capabilities or a lack of employment prevents these people from obtaining basic capabilities. Second, functioning’s or desired outcomes, there is no outcome for them to look forward to due to illness, poverty and unemployment. Lastly, freedoms, the people of Misisi and other impoverished and malnourished communities have no political, economic or social freedoms due to the power from SAPs, The World Bank and IMF.
I believe Sens and Lynas’ arguments compare greatly. Both authors agree that those in power do not understand the basic needs that these villagers lack and how in order for them to obtain these needs, they have to directly help them. For example, the empty hospital beds should not be for those minimual groups who can afford that extra treatment. As humans they should all had the basic capabilities to protect and help their children and families and that gap between their suffering and the government is
Mark Lynas’ article “Africa’s Hidden Killers” alludes to many inequalities in the village of Misisi and in the country of Zambia as a whole. Also, in how other more powerful countries see developing countries. The article graphically depicts how the impoverished and malnourished people of Misisi struggle everyday to not only put minimal food on their tables, but how they scavenge to make the equivalent to $0.60 a day all while trying to survive from preventable diseases. Lynas’ article deals with “within-national” inequality, as described by Branko Milanovic. Milanovic explains within-national inequality as individuals in a country personally struggling to thrive as a nation against other more established and wealthier countries. Milanovic …show more content…
These include health, income and within-national inequalities. For example, within Zambia and more specifically in Misisi, children, women and men suffer endlessly from preventable diseases that can be prevented by those sitting in “plush offices”, working for SAPs and The World Bank. While countless people in Misisi sit and wait in illness infested hospital rooms, cleaner hospital beds sit empty for the select few who can afford to pay $40 to help save their families lives. The reasons for this disconnect come from the lack of opportunity among these severely impoverished countries due to the privatization by corporate wealthy …show more content…
Sens gives three main analytical approaches to why this is so. First, entitlements and capabilities or a lack of employment prevents these people from obtaining basic capabilities. Second, functioning’s or desired outcomes, there is no outcome for them to look forward to due to illness, poverty and unemployment. Lastly, freedoms, the people of Misisi and other impoverished and malnourished communities have no political, economic or social freedoms due to the power from SAPs, The World Bank and IMF.
I believe Sens and Lynas’ arguments compare greatly. Both authors agree that those in power do not understand the basic needs that these villagers lack and how in order for them to obtain these needs, they have to directly help them. For example, the empty hospital beds should not be for those minimual groups who can afford that extra treatment. As humans they should all had the basic capabilities to protect and help their children and families and that gap between their suffering and the government is