Category: Poverty

Is Debt Cancellation the Answer to World Poverty? The bulk of the $1.21 trillion dollars that developing countries owed the rich countries by 1987 was largely accumulated unfairly through lopsided financial agreements. There are four major ways that have contributed directly to the significant debt that developing countries have accumulated over the years: high interest…

How Poverty Affects Early Education? State what population (who) you plan to study The population under analysis are children in poverty. Describe the problem that you are interested in studying (e.g., what is the problem/issue, how many people have it, etc). What intervention do you intend to use to impact the problem? The question regarding…

Vicious Circle of Poverty Underdeveloped countries These are countries that have low income per capita. They experience low standards of living. Mainly, they are characterized by high population growth, high mortality rates, primitive production methods, low levels of technology and also extreme inequality of wealth and income. The Vicious circle of poverty: This is a…

The Eliminating Poverty Strategies Table of Contents Introduction Increasing access to education Provision of universal social services Eradication of corruption Better governance Conclusion References Introduction Poverty is a multifaceted concept that describes lack of resources that are necessary in order for people to get access to basic human needs that include food, shelter, and clothing…

Poverty’s Chains: Eroding Children’s Fundamental Rights Poverty’s Multifaceted Grip: Beyond Economics to Dignity and Fundamental Rights In general, poverty is defined as a state of existence in which a person does not have the necessities of life. A poor person ‘lacks what he or she needs,’ and a poor child is a child who lacks…

Poverty and the Rising Tide of Female Economic Struggles: A Global Perspective The total number of people living in poverty worldwide is now over 1.3 billion. 70 percent of that 1.3 billion people are women and female-headed households (Marcoux, 1998, p. 131). That is 910 million women affected by poverty. The feminization of poverty is…