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Category: Poverty Alleviation
There are 54 entries in this category.
Jul 06, 2007
In Global Health, Money Isn’t the Problem
A recent Economist article argues that there is more than enough money earmarked for world health initiatives, but that the available funds are not being dispersed.
Jun 25, 2007
Tolerance a Boon to Slavery
While poverty is certainly one of the main factors driving the persistence of slavery it is by no means the only one. In fact, while India and China have succeeded spectacularly at reducing poverty, slavery persists and is quite possibly growing. At root is a tolerance for slavery, whether from corrupt government officials, cultural apologists or passive business partners.
Jun 08, 2007
The Role of Cell Phones in Poverty Alleviation
The fishing industry in Northern Kerala in the south of India, as reported in The Economist, has become an example of how simple tools of information exchange can transform a local industry.
Jun 06, 2007
The Slum Opportunity
Despite their horrors, in slums there are jobs, access to markets, more developed roads and water systems and other civic infrastructure. And opportunity for the poor and donors alike.
May 30, 2007
Cheap Instead of Free: Lessons in Effective Aid
In an attempt to curtail the phenomenon in aid circles in which materials distributed for free are thrown away or never used, some groups are experimenting with making the poor pay for certain interventions, such as bed nets. The goal is to determine whether payment will increase use.
May 30, 2007
Colombia Sees an Upsurge in Investing, and a Chance for Change
New investment in Colombia business may be signalling a move toward stability for the country as a whole. And stability is great, because it opens the way for reinvestment in infrastructure which will benefit the poor.
May 22, 2007
Decrease Yields, Increase Food Security
A recent Associated Press article cited a Danish study which concluded that food security in sub-Saharan Africa would not be negatively impacted if 50 percent of the agricultural acreage in Western food-exporting countries were converted to organic by 2020.
May 02, 2007
How Do You Empower Women?
Some recent efforts focused on empowering women have in fact had the opposite effect.
Apr 25, 2007
Education and Development: A Delicate Marriage
India’s large supply of skilled workers coupled with the comparably low salaries they are paid give Indian companies a competitive advantage in world markets—yet recent studies show that advantage is on the wane.
Apr 14, 2007
The Success of Mozambique
The southern African country of Mozambique is one of the poorest nations in the world. Yet it has also managed to nearly double its per capita GDP in the last fifteen years.