Questions related to Poverty
Estoy realizando una investigación-intervención con terapia narrativa de corte cualitativo con una familia multiproblemática migrante, y tomando en cuenta a Wainstein y Wittner (2017), quienes mencionan que este tipo de familias aparecen con la emigración del campo a las urbes, buscando mejorar su forma de vida, que, ante la falta de recursos, se conforman en anillos de pobreza alrededor de las urbes.
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. These goals aim to eradicate poverty, protect the environment, and promote peace and prosperity for all. The SDGs include 169 targets and over 230 indicators to measure progress.
This is a complex topic, but there are simple steps towards poverty reduction. It could just be advocacy. I discussed some simple causes and lessons learned on UND Global Perspectives https://vimeo.com/1031708266
Background Summary:
Poverty, disease, and hunger remain among the most persistent and devastating challenges facing humanity. Despite significant advancements in science, technology, and medicine, these issues continue to affect billions worldwide, hindering progress and well-being for millions. What if science could be harnessed not just to mitigate these issues but to eradicate them entirely?
Recent breakthroughs in various fields—such as biotechnology, renewable energy, artificial intelligence, and social sciences—offer unprecedented opportunities to tackle the root causes of poverty, hunger, and disease in innovative ways. Can we leverage these advancements to design systems of resource distribution, healthcare, and education that are sustainable and equitable for all? Can biotechnology revolutionize food production and health solutions, while AI and data analytics create efficient, scalable models for poverty reduction?
It is an exploration of how these innovative technologies can be leveraged to drive sustainable economic transformation, contributing to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as eradicating poverty, enhancing education, creating job opportunities, and protecting the environment.
I want to do research on the role of NGOs in poverty alleviation in Bangladesh, if anyone is interested, please contact me...........
Rural poverty in kenya
rural development policies in kenya
I need to provide how poverty is contributing to challenges faced by young people in south africa
Article in English and in Spanish
Muñoz, Lucio, 2009, How Do Agricultural Development Benefits Actually Spread: Is it the Trickle-Down Effect or the Embudo Effect? In: Environment and Society, Special Edition, No. 372, January 8, ECOPORTAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Muñoz, Lucio, 2009, ¿Cómo son los Beneficios del Desarrollo Agrícola Actualmente Distribuidos: Es el Efecto Goteo o el Efecto Embudo?, En: Ambiente y Sociedad, Edicion Especial, No. 372, Enero 8, ECOPORTAL, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Muñoz, Lucio, 2000. " An Overview of Some of the Policy Implications of the Eco-Economic Development Market", In: Environmental Management and Health, Prof. Walter Leal Filho/PhD(ed), Vol. 11, No. 2, Pp. 157-174, MCB University Press.
Whether the case of poverty in India be solved. How much time would it take?? Years, Decades or even more than that. Has the govt. provided with a clear and specified answer to this??
Interest rates are a critical tool used by central banks to control inflation, I think it is a myth. Because it exacerbate poverty, especially in developing economies.
1. High Interest Rates and Economic Slowdown
- Reduced Borrowing: When interest rates are high, borrowing becomes expensive. This leads to reduced investment by businesses, which can slow economic growth and lead to job losses. Lower economic activity means fewer opportunities for people to earn a living, thereby increasing poverty.
- Consumer Spending: High-interest rates also discourage consumer spending as loans for houses, cars, and other consumer goods become more expensive. Lower demand can lead to reduced production, layoffs, and higher unemployment rates.
2. Impact on Small Businesses
- Access to Credit: Small businesses, which often rely on loans for working capital, are particularly vulnerable to high interest rates. Difficulty in accessing affordable credit can lead to business closures, which in turn reduces employment opportunities and increases poverty.
- Higher Costs: For businesses that do manage to secure loans, the higher costs of borrowing can lead to reduced profitability, limiting their ability to expand or even maintain operations, further reducing job opportunities.
3. Inflation Control vs. Economic Stability
- Inflation Targeting: While central banks raise interest rates to control inflation, the side effects can be harsh for the lower-income segments of society. Inflation control through high-interest rates can lead to increased costs of living without a corresponding increase in wages, deepening poverty.
- Debt Burden: High interest rates increase the cost of existing debt, both for individuals and governments. For low-income families, this can lead to increased debt servicing costs, leaving less money for basic needs and pushing them deeper into poverty.
4. Social Inequality
- Wealth Distribution: High-interest rates often benefit those who are already wealthy, as they can earn more from savings and investments. Meanwhile, the poor, who are more likely to be borrowers, face higher costs. This can lead to a widening gap between the rich and the poor.
- Access to Housing: Increased interest rates make mortgages more expensive, putting homeownership out of reach for many lower-income families. This can lead to a rise in homelessness and housing insecurity, further contributing to poverty.
5. Long-Term Effects
- Poverty Trap: Once poverty is exacerbated by high-interest rates, it can become a self-perpetuating cycle. Lower-income families may struggle to access education, healthcare, and other services, reducing their chances of improving their situation.
I want to understands what are the social and economic factors that are impoverishing the citizens in towns like Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez
Es posible observar que mientras que paises como colombia con altos indices de pobreza y desigualdad, abrieron sus fronteras a millones de migrantes venezolanos, por otro lado algunos paises de la comunidad europea que posee mejores politicas sociales y economia, favorecen las politicas de controles fronterizos.
Recently I decided to Study the Neomalthusianism ideology inside of environmentalism, and for that, I received from Professor J. B. Foster a recommendation to read "The Malthus Factor Poverty Politics And Population In Capitalist Development", from Eric B. Ross. However, I could not find the book online, except for the US Amazon site, which does not ship the book to Brazil.
I need this book for my master's project, and if someone knows how to get this book or knows some other books or articles that are familiar with the theme and could tell me, I would be very grateful.
thanks,
Henrique
social consequences of living in poverty, including its effects on physical and mental health.
poverty impact social mobility
Poverty is generally a source of material difficulties. It causes communication difficulties between partners and children. Can it be considered the main source of violence by parents against their offspring?
1.1. Background of the Study
Financial development plays a crucial role in driving economic growth by facilitating various functions such as financial intermediation, reducing transaction costs, and enabling diversification. It encompasses the effective mobilization of domestic savings for productive investments, which is particularly significant for developing nations in alleviating poverty and fostering economic progress (Levine, 2005; Ellahi, 2011). The development of the financial system is vital for the accumulation of capital, efficient allocation of resources, and technological advancements, all of which are fundamental ingredients for sustained economic growth (Nkoro & Uko, 2013).
The relationship between financial development and economic growth has been a subject of theoretical and empirical analysis. Two opposing theories, namely the supply-leading theory and the demand-following theory, present divergent perspectives on the causal link between financial development and economic growth. The supply-leading theory posits that financial development precedes economic development, as the financial sector supplies the necessary financing for productive investments. In contrast, the demand-following theory argues that economic expansion drives the development of the financial sector, as financing and credit are derived from the demands of the economy (Malarvizhi et al., 2019).
Moreover, the impact of money supply on economic growth is another crucial aspect of financial development. Expansionary monetary policies leading to an increase in the money supply can result in lower interest rates, increased lending and investment, and ultimately, higher gross output and economic growth (Arfanuzzaman, 2014). In this context, the measurement of financial depth, particularly through broad money (M2), becomes significant as it includes the components of narrow money and reflects changes in the overall money supply.
The financial crisis of 2008/2009 demonstrated the critical role of the financial system in the real economy. The United Kingdom, as one of the most highly developed financial systems globally, experienced severe repercussions from the crisis, highlighting the interconnectedness of financial activities with economic performance. The growth of the UK's banking sector and its contribution to the country's gross value added and employment further underscore the importance of a robust financial system for economic vitality (Tyler, 2015; World Bank, 2012).
Additionally, attracting foreign direct investment (FDI) has been a significant policy goal for many developing countries. FDI brings potential benefits such as productivity gains, technology transfers, managerial skills, and access to markets. Identifying factors that impede or induce foreign capital flows into host countries is crucial for policymakers seeking to leverage FDI for economic growth (Aitken & Harrison, 1999; World Bank, 1997a, b).
Cameroon harbors the Bank of Central African States (BEAC), which is the central bank of all the member states of the Economic Community of Central Africa States (CEMAC) to which, Commercial banks, postal banks (CAMPOST), insurance companies, non-banking financial institutions are under the supervision of this central bank (Puatwoe, J. T., & Piabuo, S. M. 2017). The banking sector plays a major role in the financial sector of Cameroon; it accounted for about 84.4% of the total assets of the financial sector in 2005, and contributed 19.6% to GDP, which is still in infancy operates with very limited amount of financial instruments and constitutes mostly of banks as the main arm, with an underdeveloped financial marke. (Puatwoe, J. T., & Piabuo, S. M. 2017).
In Nigeria, the financial sector has grown steadily in recent times, albeit, the socio-economic peculiarities of the country, occasioned by weak institutional quality, poor governance, corruption and insurgency in some parts of the country, among others (Akintola, A. A., Oji-Okoro, I., & Itodo, I. A. 2020).
Also the link between finance and economic growth discussed by many Scholars in Africa in different times. For example Chandang Kurarathe (2001) conclude financial sector development, total private credit extension to GDP and value added ratio were used as a proxy for it, has positive direct effect on per capita GDP or improved financial intermediation and increased liquidity promotes economic growth in South Africa. In the same manner Torroam J.tabor and Chiang(2013) by using stoke of money supply, domestic credits, foreign real credit, inflation and exchange rate as a proxy to financial deepening and applied co- integration and error correction model for the period 1990- 2011 in Nigeria. They conclude the financial sector development has essential role in Nigerian economy.
Murcy et al. (2015) examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Kenya using annual time series data. They employed autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) so as to accommodate small sample data series and to address the problem of endogeneity and found that financial development has a positive and statistically significant effect on economic growth in Kenya in long-run and short-run hence confirmed supply leading hypothesis.Furthermore, Odhiambo (2008) investigated the causality between finance and economic growth in Kenya during 1969-2005 periods. It employed the dynamic multivariate Granger causality test and error correction model. He found that there was only one way causality from economic to finance. The finding indicated that finance act minor role in contribution to economic growth.
Prior to the 1991 reform period, Ethiopia's financial system was governed by the central government, just like that of many other developing nations. In particular, all private banks were nationalized from 1974 until 1991, the duration of the socialist Derg administration. The two government-owned banks, Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) and Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), were the dominating banks during this time (Alemayehu, 2006).
During the years 1981 to 1990, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) was the leading loan provider, sharing 50% (percent) of the total credit, followed by the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) at 40%. The Ethiopian Construction Bank, on the other hand, only covered 10% of the whole credit financial service. The banking and insurance industries were opened to private sector participation by Proclamation No. 84/1994. The declaration signaled the start of a new era in Ethiopia's financial sector, although restricting it to citizens of Ethiopia alone. Private banking and insurance firms proliferated throughout the nation after this declaration (Alemayehu, 2006). Now financial sector consists of about 31 microfinance institutions, 18 insurance firms, and 30 banks with 5311 branches (NBE, 2022/23).
It is evident that both private and public credit has increased throughout the recent period in the country but literature on the relationship and impact of financial depth and Economic growth in Ethiopia is very scant. Therefore, The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between financial development and economic growth in Ethiopia. Financial development is a multidimensional concept that encompasses the establishment of efficient financial institutions, the deepening of financial markets, and the expansion of financial services. It is widely recognized as a crucial driver of economic growth in both developed and developing countries.
The study aims to investigate the causal relationship between financial depth, measured by indicators such as the size of the banking sector, stock market capitalization, and credit to the private sector, and economic growth in Ethiopia. By analyzing this relationship, the study seeks to provide insights into the specific mechanisms through which financial development influences economic growth in the Ethiopian context.
To conduct this study, a comprehensive dataset covering the relevant financial and economic variables will be collected for the period from 1991 to 2023. The data will include indicators of financial development, such as the ratio of bank credit to GDP, the number of bank branches, and the stock market turnover. Economic growth will be measured by real GDP growth rates.
The study will employ econometric techniques, such as panel data analysis, to estimate the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth. Controlling for other factors that can influence economic growth, such as human capital, infrastructure, and institutional quality, the study will assess the specific impact of financial depth on economic growth in Ethiopia.
The findings of this study are expected to provide valuable insights for policymakers, financial regulators, and other stakeholders in Ethiopia. Understanding the relationship between financial development and economic growth will help inform policy decisions aimed at promoting sustainable and inclusive economic growth in the country. Additionally, the study will contribute to the existing literature on the subject by providing empirical evidence from the Ethiopian context, which has been relatively underexplored in previous studies.
How can African philosophy solve the worldly problem of poverty?
Hi,
In the panel data model, where I'm researching the effects of demographic indicators associated with the aging of the population on the Poverty Risk Rate indicator. In this model, I found a negative regression coefficient for the regressor Proportion of seniors (it is a statistically significant effect), which means that with a higher proportion of seniors, the rate of poverty risk should decrease and vice versa. Please, how could I explain this in my thesis? The model is also tested for heteroskedasticity, autocorrelation, and multicollinearity, and all come out well.
Thank you!
Poverty is various indicators.
How is holistic ministry theorized in the field of development programs in the context of poverty?
Estoy buscando obtener una comprensión más clara de las consideraciones y desafios asociados con la comparacion de la pobreza en contextos diferentes,con el fin de informar mejor las estrategias de desarrollo.
Why does the research obtained by the efforts of researchers and scientists of any society not reach their own society or the world society? Why is science better than wealth?
As you know, scientists have always been unknown throughout history, or by looking at the history of scientists of any society, we see that they are very unknown, or if they have invented or discovered something or are in obscurity. Either they have so many enemies, or someone doesn't care about their opinion, they doubt that the material they found and discovered is not important, and they abuse this research and register it in their own name and steal their research, or the researcher himself is in poverty. Like most researchers and scientists, governments don't care about them and don't give them money for their studies, and they play everything as a pimp and want to steal and abuse the other party's science with money. . Like Abu Ali Sina in Iran who was in prison for several years and wrote the medical law book in prison and was in poverty and poverty, or Edison in America and Einstein in Germany and then went to America. Or in Iran and many other countries, we see that researchers are used badly and they are not cared for, then the statesmen will understand how useful science and research is for the society and it is better than politics, money and wealth. Therefore, unfortunately, no one understands the value and dignity of science and research, except the thinkers and wise men of that society. .
Why does human history always ignore science and the world? Why is the engine of human science always carried by the scholars of the society, but no one cares about them and they care about the rich? Isn't knowledge better than wealth? Isn't it time to involve science in all society so that people can live more easily?
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Science is widely available in an almost endless list of journals, but is rarely of direct use or importance to society.
The countries of the Global South, especially African countries, suffer from extreme poverty, high unemployment, and poor health services...etc., while they possess mineral resources that can be invested to develop the country, but reality indicates otherwise. Who is responsible for this backwardness.....
Poverty is still a major problem in 21st century. Many people fail to fulfill their basic needs. Some of the international and national organizations, NGO's, Charities and individuals are working to overcome this gross issue, but still worldwide, poverty is a major concern.
Could you please provide some information and modern research to overcome poverty especially in third world countries.
Here, the researcher seeks to establish using empirical evidence, the social determinants of health that prevent access to quality menstrual healthcare services in these modern times, especially among adolescents living in extreme poverty.
What are the reasons for the Clarification about
Causes of poverty in some African countries
And what are the solutions?poverty of some African countries?
Energy poverty is when a person could not heat his home or cool it.
CHE combined heat electricity is the solution for energy poverty; based on renewable energy resources; as combined heat & photovoltaic solar panels.
To be able to deal head on with the social and environmental sustainability failures linked to NON-CIRCULAR TRADITIONAL ECONOMY thinking the Brundtland Commission in 1987(WCED) led us away from that type of thinking by recommending sustainable development tools....The WCED did not recommend then to go CIRCULAR TRADITIONAL ECONOMY THINKING to solve the social and environmental problems created by traditional economic thinking as in both economies you are not accounting for the social and environmental costs of doing business.
To be able to deal head on with the environmental sustainability failures linked to NON-CIRCULAR TRADITIONAL ECONOMY thinking the United Nations Commission on Sustainabiled development in 2012(UNCSD) was leading ust the way of circular green markets through green markets, green growth and green economies, away from business as usual.....The UNCSD did not recommend then to go CIRCULAR TRADITIONAL ECONOMY THINKING to solve the environmental problems created by traditional economic thinking as in both economies you are not accounting for the environmental costs of doing business.
In other words, the WCED was trying to fix a social and environmental sustainability problem by using sustainable development means to leave traditional thinking behind; and the UNCSD was trying to fix an environmental sustainability problem using green market thinking.
If the circular economy thinking has the same problems as the non-circular economic thinking of Adam Smith in social and/or environmental terms, how can circular economy thinking be presented today as the solution to the problem that the circular economy is also contributing to?
And this raises the question, Does CIRCULAR ECONOMY THINKING means a WORLD living under permanent social and environmental market failure?
What do you think? If you think No, why do you think so? If you think Yes, Why do you think so?
The Brundtland Commission knew or should have known in 1987 they were dealing with a sustainability problem when they concluded that we needed to go beyond business as usual to solve the social and environmental crisis associated with business as usual since 1876, they knew or should have not that this needed a sustainability fix not a sustainable development patch.
If they would not have mixed up a sustainability problem with a sustainable development problem they would have had 3 choices: a) to recommend going red markets if they were giving priority to the social sustainability problem they documented; b) ) to recommend going green markets if they were giving priority to the environmental sustainability problem they documented; and c) ) to recommend going sustainability markets if they were giving priority to the socio-environmental sustainability problem they documented. Instead, they recommended sustainable development, a patch to the issues, that does not take us neither close to the beyond business as usual model they asks us to go.
Then, the Rio + 20 process came along settling the sustainable development discourse by prioritizing the environmental issue and hence, deciding to go green economies, green growth, and green markets.
And this raises the question, Will the period 1987 to 2012 be known in the history of economic thought as a great sustainability thinking failure period?
What do you think?
In 2012 Rio + 20 conference(UNCSD) we were going to go green markets, green growth and green economies, which means we were going to go the way of environmental pollution reduction markets, but we know today that we did not go that way.
We chose to go the way of a patch through environmental pollution management markets instead of going for the fix, green markets, knowing or perhaps failing to know that in environmental pollution management markets the root cause of the pollution production problem is still not fixed.
No wonder, the environmental situation now is worse than it was in 2012, which raises the question: Will the period 2012 to now and perhaps into the foreseeable future be known in the history of economic thought as the green market paradigm shift avoidance period?
What do you think?
All these concepts are well-defined and precisely described. Their societal and environmental implications are at the heart of humanity's concerns: poverty, natural resources, human development, aging populations, social security, pensions, migratory fluxes... Obviously, all these questions arise in completely opposite ways depending on whether we place ourselves on the side of developed countries or of developing countries, which is not without creating tensions at the interfaces. Sometimes these become unbearable to such an extent that they lead to real crises or presage of future redoubtable imbalances. The subsidiary question would be: how can we reconcile, balance, and cooperate to design and promote a reliable common future, for all people on the planet? Let's think together on this nagging issue at the same time fascinating.
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It cultivates human capital, drives economic growth, fosters social progress, improves health and well-being, reduces poverty and inequality, and enhances a nation’s resilience and adaptability to a rapidly changing world.
Up to what extent do you agree?
Your opinion will be highly appreciated.
The surprising story of the last two decades has been the Great Surge (Radelet, 2015) in the fortunes of the developing world. Approximately 5 billion lives, across all geographies, have seen a massive transformation in terms of rising income, leaving poverty, better health and increased education since 1995 to date. This success story unfolded in what would have been characterized as the ICT-driven Third Industrial Revolution or Knowledge-based Economy era. Yet contradictory, the most innovative economies of the world enjoyed, on average, less average annual GDP growth rates. What explains this contradiction ? As we enter the declared Fourth Industrial Revolution, what factors will sustain the continued great surge of developing economies in this new period ?
Recently there's more inclination to use big data available in the public domain to measure the poverty rate of individuals and households. One of these data is Facebook data. But there is debate about whether such aggregate and remotely indirect indicators can accurately predict the poverty status of individuals and households.
Tax laws in South Africa, Zimbabwe are by and large skewed to benefit the rich (old money) and make it extremely difficult if not impossible for one to grow wealth and resources and migrate to a higher living standard.
The tax breaks and benefits available to the rich through various instruments ( undeserved) end up ensuring those who can afford higher taxes pay next to nothing, and at times , the same laws are weaponized for political or other reasons against specific persons or entities.
The history of tax as in the Hut tax and how millions lost their cattle and land is perpetuated in the modern day by draconian measures like asset forfeiture before a person is convicted of any tax evasion or crimes.
Tax laws must work to build wealth not take it away from citizens.
Dear All,
I have data on district poverty, district income inequality (measured through Gini coefficient) and district GDP (computed through night time lights approach) of Pakistan for four years 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014. I want to do a decomposition of poverty into growth and inequality effect at district level for the mentioned years for which i need Stata or R software codes. Anyone who can help me provide the Datt and Ravallion (1992) paper codes or any relevant codes which can be used to decompose poverty into growth and inequality effect at district level. Thanks in advance
Feng Lun, the most thoughtful entrepreneur in China, believes that the poverty alleviation model of environmentally friendly planting that benefits farmers and protects the environment is social enterprise? Do you agree?
the theoretical concept that can be adopted ?
the data collection methods to be used?
What are examples of social policy programmes that have increased the fertility rate in society, reduced the scale of family poverty and effectively acted and slowed down significantly the progressive process of long-term changes in the demographic structure of society known as the ageing process?
Unfortunately, not all such social policies have worked effectively. For example, in the country where I operate, such a social policy programme whose official strategic goal was to counteract the rapidly declining birth rate of children and the rapidly progressing process of demographic changes in society defined as ageing since the end of the 20th century in Poland is the Family 500 Plus Programme, introduced in 2016. Apart from this, the key ongoing objective of this programme was to improve the material status of children, financially support families raising children and reduce the scale of family poverty in Poland. In the first years of the programme's operation, i.e. from 2016 onwards, this programme became one of the important factors of economic growth. The Family 500 Plus programme consists of a monthly non-refundable transfer of PLN 500 for each child in the family. I have described the strategic goals of this programme as a key element of long-term, i.e. on a multi-year scale, socio-economic policy planning and implementation in my published articles and monograph chapters on my profile of this Research Gate portal. I invite you to join me for research collaboration on this issue. However, the Family 500 Plus programme has already been in place for several years. The design and introduction of this programme drew on models of similar programmes operating for years in other countries in Europe. this programme was introduced in Poland in 2016. It is now already 2023. In 2022, the level of child births in Poland was the lowest in more than half a century, so clearly this programme is completely failing to meet the strategic goals that were set out when this programme was introduced. These strategic objectives, in addition to reducing the scale of poverty among families with many children in Poland, were to significantly increase the fertility rate in society and thus counteract the progressive ageing of the population. This programme has been implemented by the PIS government in Poland for almost eight years. In connection with the fact that, according to political scientists, the introduction of this social policy programme helped the PIS political party to win the parliamentary elections in 2015 and 2019 and the formation of the government by this party, so for years there have been considerations as to whether the introduction of this social policy programme, i.e. the programme of financial support for families in Poland, was related not to the issue of long-term shaping of social and economic policy in Poland but to the issue of winning the parliamentary elections. In view of the above, the current goals of the Family 500 Plus Programme have been achieved, while the strategic goals, unfortunately, have not.
In view of the above, I would like to address the following question to the esteemed community of scientists and researchers:
What are the examples of social policy programmes that have increased the fertility rate in the society, reduced the scale of family poverty and effectively acted and slowed down to a large extent the progressive process of long-term changes in the demographic structure of the society defined as the process of ageing?
What do you think about this topic?
What is your opinion on this subject?
Please respond,
I invite you all to discuss,
Thank you very much,
Best wishes,
Dariusz Prokopowicz
Every country runs several welfare programs and schemes still it is seen in large number of countries the poverty is not getting reduced but instead rising . The gap between rich and poor is widening and wealth is getting concentrated. The politicians prime interest seems to be not service of society and welfare but regaining and remaining in power and for which lot of money and muscle is needed. The perquisites given to politicians and bureaucrats are several times more than the per capita income of citizens. There are fundamental structural defects in management of primary economic activities like agriculture and distribution of agriculture products. It seems theories of economics does not work on ground and look good in books. It is need of time to fundamentally alter the political and economic systems in countries and on global level. There are too many association, institutions and welfare organizations who conduct only meeting with little results on grounds. There looks to be strong nexus between capitalist politicians and bureaucrats. Can we identify some basic strategies to ameliorate the situation. The existing social and political systems are failures. A cursory look at various conflicts going on in several country points to possible sponsoring of terrorism and unrest by this powerful political capitalist nexus. After all who is beneficiary of so called religious terrorism and violence ?
Would anyone be able to assist me with data on poverty in SSA countries? The countries are Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, and Togo
Imaging Adam Smith stating the theory of the perfect green market in 1776 instead of the theory of the perfect traditional market. This has current development implications in terms of current social, environmental and population issues. And this leads to the question: What are the main current negative implications of Adam Smith’s legacy? Why it turned out this way?
What do you think?
Please share your own ideas.
I was thinking of using a VAR model. can you direct me to other similar studies
I will be glad if someone could suggest evidence-based recommendations for the most ideal HIV differentiated services model for children in sub-Saharan Africa, especially considering the peculiarities resource-constraints, poor access to facility-based services and poverty.
The recent American election has brought Trump to the fore again, a man under investigation for his last term in office, and throughout the world autocracies have climbed to the forefront, some run by known criminals.
In addition, autocracies, according to Acemoglu and Robinson in Why Nations Fail (2012), advance poverty. Are we going backward, not just to more war?
Dear specialists, researchers, and practitioners.
As I am reading the literature on energy poverty issues, I cannot find any articles or books discussing the link between energy/fuel poverty and economic/energy economic theories.
I know that the approaches to analyze such phenomenon are based on the capabilities approach and energy/environmental justice, among others.
I am starting this discussion to hear your opinions, and points of view and maybe suggest books/articles that focus on energy poverty within the context of energy economics and economic theories.
Best regards.
Tax cuts to the rich is the prefer idea on how to promote and expand economic growth in supply side economics despite knowing it does not work as expected. Yet, this policy is usually the first choice in supply side run democracies like in the USA or now the UK when supply side promoters are in power.
Any policy that worsens inequality should be expected in practice to negatively affect economic growth as under extreme inequality or worsening inequality the traditional trickle down should be expected to be mute or not to work as intended. And this raises the question, tax cuts to the rich and the embudo effect, is that why the trickled down effect does not work as intended?
What do you think?
Are there any published work out there that would demonstrate that the intention formation model of Ajzen (Theory of Planned Behavior) works less well in poverty conditions?
Most of the resesrch so far seems to have been done among rather well-doing individuals (e.g. students in higher education), even when a study is conducted in developing country context. What about individuals living in poverty: does the TPB model explain the formation of intentions among people in poverty as well as it explain among individuals who live in 'non-poverty conditions'?
I would be especially interested in identifying a publish study that questions the explanatory power of the TPB in poverty condition, no matter what the intention is about.
Thanks in advance for your insights!
Less than 50% of Africans have access to electricity. Almost all power utility companies are operating below compacity leading to high energy poverty in the continent. Trade in electricity and gas is also not very high, mostly because of lack of production capacity from many African countries and also infrastructure to facilitate that trade. However, the continent has sunshine, wind, gas reserves and coal in abundance compared to other continents. Unfortunately, the sources of energy that Africa has in abundance has not been fully explored to the maximum levels. Given the above brief background, is it the right time for Africa to abandon fossil fuels in favor of clean and renewable energy?
Out of the 7.7 billion world population in 2020, more than 800 million people were undernourished, and more than 50 million were suffering from urgent food hunger. Over the next three decades, the world population is expected to grow by 25%, which mandates the need to adopt novel strategies to feed the world. From your point of view, what individual actions and/or novel research work may provide a solution to the aforementioned worldwide challenge?
Poverty is one of the economic statuses of people. There are some significant differences in the poverty of people in Developed countries and Developing countries. Poverty is a perception. It is an economic status symbol of society. To see the world in which so many "haves" and "have-nots". It is a status which is bestowed on people who have relatively little - even societies of plenty. That's why we probably can't really ever "remove poverty".
The poverty in Developed countries is totally different from the Developing countries. For example, in the US the people have a car, bank balances, secured food but they don't have a house to sleep at night. They used to sleep in the car itself. They are poverty people in the US.
The poverty people in developing countries do not have enough food, money, and assets but they have the house to live in.
Economic growth is the most powerful tool for reducing poverty and the poor people will fail to benefit those privileges given by the Government. The chances of removing poverty altogether are zero. The closer look at we get to ending poverty, the harder it is going to be to do it. Even though the Government is taking serious measures to remove poverty from society but it is existing again. That means the rate of growth of the poverty level can be reduced but not remove. Finally, we can differentiate them that Urban Poverty and Rural Poverty.
Those who read the 1987 Brundtland Commission Report know that it was about sustainable development solutions to the social and environmental sustainability issues embedded in the traditional market model due to the assumption of social and environmental externality neutrality that had led to social problems(poverty, over population) and environmental problems(Pollution, environmental degradation) that the commission highlighted as the reason for the need to go, not half way from business as usual, but away from business as usual, and they gave us the definition of sustainable development, not of sustainability…..
But look at the UN related page below and its content:
“ Sustainability
Sustainable development requires an integrated approach that takes into consideration environmental concerns along with economic development.
In 1987, the United Nations Brundtland Commission defined sustainability as “meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Today, there are almost 140 developing countries in the world seeking ways of meeting their development needs, but with the increasing threat of climate change, concrete efforts must be made to ensure development today does not negatively affect future generations.
The Sustainable Development Goals form the framework for improving the lives of populations around the world and mitigating the hazardous man-made effects of climate change. SDG 13: Climate Action, calls for integrating measures to prevent climate change within development frameworks. SDG 14: Life Below Water, and SDG 15: Life on Land, also call for more sustainable practices in using the earth’s natural resources. “
See we know, a) sustainability(optimization based) is not sustainable development (maximization based); b) The commission gave us a definition of sustainable development and not of sustainability as they saw the social and environmental issues created by the traditional market in terms of sustainable development thinking; c) that is why we have sustainable development goals, NOT sustainability goals.
We know the sustainability model is different than the sustainable development model and according to the model inconsistency principle sustainability and sustainable development can not be equated or defined one as the other or the other as the one.
But the UN defines sustainability as sustainable development there, a scientific inconsistency as it violates the theory-practice consistency principle.
Which raises the question, Do defining sustainability as sustainable development requires alternative academic facts? If yes, Why?
I think YES, what do you think?
Feel free to provide your own view when answering the question.
While occupational social work is said to be quite recent origin, there are already signs that its relevance and applicability in the work place in development countries will become more pronounced given the fast changing and complex nature of the work place. I would like to hear from any scholar or researcher who has done research or practiced occupational social work in a developing country context.
Hi!
I want to compare the poverty of a subpopulation of my country (indigenous people) to other countries' poverty. To do that, I have the per capita income of each individual of my dataset expressed in 2022 dollars. In order to make comparisons with the World Bank poverty measures, I think that I have to transform this variable so that it reflects 2011 PPP dollars and then just use the 1.90 poverty line to calculate the national poverty.
For my country, the PPP is 0.535 (related to 1 US dollar). Should I multiplicate my variable by this number? Also, how do I express it in real terms (that is, in 2011 dollars)?
Thank you in advance!
I am looking for the most workable recommendation(s) on how African countries can effectively combat the monkeypox disease which is gradually becoming a canker. Please bear in mind that most of these countries are HIPCs with massive problems of poverty and unemployment.
What do you suggest?
In my current research on the lived experience of ageing in extreme poverty, I am trying to illustrate something connecting the discursive social process of 'Othering'. But I am struggling to find a term that can best define the reverse process of 'Othering'. What it could be in one/two words? Your contribution is much appreciated.
What theory can be use to model poverty, unemployment, inequality and economic growth?
I would like to know your opinion about the prisoners of geography around the world.
- How to overcome the individualistic idea of poverty?
- What is the relationship between the poverty of the places and the poverty of the people?
- How can one think of a general model to analyze the topic of local structures versus household poverty?
I would like to know how the dependent variable is converted to have a value between 0 to 100.
