Poverty reduction

invest in early childhood education, increasing minimum wage, and raising taxes on the wealthy. As a result, there would be an increase in the number of young adults attending college, providing the working class with economic stability and at last a reduction…

In modern day Latin America people struggle for even the most basic of human needs such as water, sanitation, and food. Governments in many countries do little to help lift the people out of poverty and give way to a higher quality of life for the poor while letting companies with vast resources come into their country, take their resources, and in return do little other than pay a meager wage to those who labor for these companies. The systems that are put in place by forced democracy are…

countries, when it comes to the Millennium Development Goals, Chile, which seemed to have surpassed all eight goals before the goals were popular in 2000. Chile looks great on paper and excels in many areas like the global partnership, eradicating poverty, and gender equality. A brief look at Chile’s rich history paints a picture like a roller coaster full of ups and downs economically, socially and institutionally. This article will look to examine each of the 8 goals of the MDG. Furthermore,…

(2005)[11], Todd (2001)[12], Chen and Donald (2001)[13] and Hossain (1988)[14] in their study found that microfinance programme has impact in reducing poverty and income inequality. Borbora & Mahanta (2008)[15], Sarangi (2007)[16], World Bank (1999)[17] and Khandker et al. (1998)[18] assessed in their studies that the participants of the microfinance programme are engaged in productive activities. They…

Near the end of the 19th century, the IMF and the World Bank sought to develop the Third World and rid it of its poverty through liberalization and structural adjustment programs. By using debt as leverage, the IMF and World Bank issued loans to developing nations with the conditionality that they would restructure their economies and political systems to reflect fiscal discipline, financial and trade liberalization, public expenditure cutbacks, and other reforms promoted by the Washington…

inequality and by failing to reduce poverty. The environment has also faced a negative impact because many developed countries are still heavily reliant on fossil-fuels and their production of greenhouse gases keeps rising. Additionally, the United States outsources much of its industrial sector to China whose population is quickly growing which has led to large concentrated areas of pollution emission. When countries globalized their economy and expected their poverty to become reduced, they…

delinquency. Before reading Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity and Dubious Conceptions: The Politics of Teenage Pregnancy I had my own theories regarding juvenile delinquency and how education, teen pregnancy, the family system and poverty played a role in youth becoming part of the juvenile justice system. While reading these two novels, the authors, Ann Ferguson and Kristen Luker, challenged my opinions on juvenile delinquency and helped me develop a better and much…

events. Cover crops and other management practices are being used to reduce soil and nutrient loss into our precious water resources. Currently, the Midwestern states are banning together to promote awareness and voluntary actions for nutrient loss reduction. If we continue to address environmental issues and promote awareness there will be no need for extreme regulations and policies, and we will be on our way to a world that will have better food…

many poverty-affected households is a lack or near lack of some or most of these health determinants. To this end, this paper gives an overview of poverty (definition and risk factors), discusses diabetes (definition and risk factors), and integrates literature to show a connection between poverty and type two diabetes, with a focus on childhood or early adult onset of type two diabetes within the context of low social economic status. Finally, the paper provides some implications of poverty and…

paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research, “a 20 percent increase in per-pupil spending a year for poor children can lead to an additional year of completed education, 25 percent higher earnings, and a 20-percentage point reduction in the incidence of poverty in adulthood” (theatlantic.com). As shocking as these statistics are, they clearly demonstrate that inadequate education can significantly impair a child’s future. In a society, it is unfair for underprivileged people to have less…