Millennium Development Goals

Education is essential to the development of a country. Ancient Greek philosophers, Aristotle and Plato believed that education is fundamental to the moral fulfilment of individuals and the well-being of the society in which they live in (Stonehouse, Allison, & Carr, 2011). Over the years, research has supported this conventional wisdom (Cooray, 2010; Hanushek & Wößmann, 2007; Lauder, Brown, Dillabough, & Halsey, 2006). Barro (1991) and other growth regression studies showed that education has a…

populations and the repeated emphasis placed on this health issue by global institutions and local governments over the years, reiterates its importance. Maternal health was a central component of the Millennium Development Goals; and the twenty five years which followed the adoption of these goals were characterized by tremendous efforts geared towards improving maternal health worldwide.(Alkema et…

Education is a vital component for the development of a nation’s economy, with Nelson Mandela terming it as the greatest weapon that man can use to transform the world (Corcoran, Osano, Weakland, & Hollingshead, 2009). As a result, education has been enshrined as a fundamental right of all citizens in the constitutions of various countries, with most governments making it their duty to offer free basic education. Moreover, as part of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that was set out by the…

The study of development is so often focused primarily on the economic sector of growth or lack thereof. In that, while we frequently discuss notions of power, the labour market, and various economic theorists - it is seldom acknowledged how living in these economic conditions affects the citizens on a human rights level. I am of the opinion that human rights enforcement and economic development need to occur hand-in-hand, to avoid instances of international exploitation and rights infringements…

Analysing research on National Poverty Alleviation Program (Samurdhi Development Program) of Sri Lanka Introduction The aim of this paper is to critically examine and assess the attempts of two research studies in collecting evidence for the same development problem. Poverty is selected to study as the contemporary development issue in Sri Lanka and particularly poverty alleviations interventions of the government will be examined in this paper. However as mentioned the trust of this analysis…

Nation’s eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was seen as the international community’s chance to facilitate economic and social growth in the world’s least developed countries, and saw hundreds of billions of dollars invested into development initiatives. The second goal called on governments to provide every boy and girl around the world access to a full primary education by 2015. This essay uses the context of Rwanda to explore why education is a vital indicator of development, how…

that “ everyone has the right to education” (UN). Is education the solution to Africa’s poverty? Several studies have linked lack of education as being one of the reasons for under -development in Africa. My essay is going to explore this notion and also other core issues that I felt were imperative for the development of Africa. The other matters I look into are Poor governance, Civil war and conflict, HIV/ AIDS. These issues once solved can be the foundation for success. It will make the…

independence from the French, Haiti was considered the world’s richest colony (wiki). However, after gaining independence, Haiti was blackmailed by France to pay 150 million francs which drained the new country’s economic capital. Haiti’s economic development was further impeded by political instability, corruption, minimal foreign and domestic investment, underdeveloped industries, outdated technologies, environmental deterioration, natural disasters, structural adjustment policies and an…

early 1990s, microcredit, or the provision of small loans to borrowers in the poorest areas in the world who lack collateral and employment, has been widely regarded as an effective tool to combat poverty. Microcredit loans have been widespread in development institutions across the socio-political spectrum in the Global South, as part of local and national government initiatives and as independent entities (Uddin 144). Many researchers and practitioners also consider microcredit a strong…

In 2000, the UN came out with its Millennial Development Goals (MDGs) for world improvement. Prominent among these was the goal to halve world poverty by 2015. This may seem like a noble goal, and on face value it is, but the implementation and manipulation of the MDGs has decreased the true impact of “halving world poverty.” The MDG on world poverty has changed its goals throughout the years diminishing what it deems the “morally acceptable” number of poor from 828 million, to 1,329 million, a…