Local Poverty The imposition of the national tariffs on trade and business ventures in a country contributes to high rates of poverty in a country. ... Shepherd and Hulme - Poverty and Chronic Poverty Hulme and Shepherd have done extensive research on poverty on different societal backgrounds from different parts of the world to demystify the practical details of poverty. ... Consequently, the varying levels and standards of poverty necessitated the need for an introductory term called poverty line. Hulme and Shepherd describe the term poverty line as the estimated minimum income level that i...

• Word Count: 1976
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" In agreement with this great man we negate the following resolution: On balance, economic globalization helps reduce world poverty. ... Contention 2: Economic globalization exacerbates poverty in the long run. The pro might attempt to assert that economic globalization has many benefits and can help reduce poverty. However, economic globalization almost invariably has negative long term effects on poverty worldwide. ... In countries such as India, China, and the Philippines, small farmers comprise over 30% of the national workforce and over 50% of the nation's population living und...

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Whether we choose to view this as a classical poverty trap or as an alternative subculture that breeds poverty and leads to unhealthy outcomes in the lives of those who share it, I believe that the seeming intractability of this issue demands a sophisticated response. ... The mission of the World Bank is to reduce global poverty. Its statutory aims are to improve living conditions in the poorest countries and reduce poverty in middle income and creditworthy poor countries. ... In fact since at least 1962 they have been declaring explicitly that education is one of the key mechanisms that can l...

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One of the leading experts on sustainable development and poverty, Jeffrey D. ... Sachs calls for more foreign aid in order to continue sustainable development and ultimately end poverty. ... I agree with Duflo and Banerjee in actually conducting the experiments to see what will work because it is in line with adopting a more tailored approach to aid programs. ... The various arguments on the role of foreign aid in poverty reduction are wide ranging. Sachs believes that through more aid and Poverty Reduction Strategies we will start to make progress....

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In general, the World Bank leans in favor of a bigger opening for the trade and the IED because the evidences suggest that the benefits as regards economic development and reduction of the poverty spread to be relatively bigger that the risks or possible costs (although attention is also paid to concrete politicians to attenuate or to alleviate those costs and risks). ... Far from condemning to those countries to that you/they continue sunk in the isolation and the poverty, it is urgent that the international community helps them to incorporate in more degree to the world economy, offe...

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By measuring the historical intensity of international economic links, the World Bank has identified that between the two World Wars and through the Great Depression the global poverty rose strongly and inequality widened. ... Based on this line of reasoning, it is tempting to conclude "as many northern activists, who are against globalisation, have done "that trade should be restricted. ... Yet, even with that caution, we can argue today that economic globalisation is no friend of inequality and absolute or relative poverty. The notion that trade and economic growth aggravate povert...

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It is impossible to deny that in the last century, more improvement has been made to reduce poverty and raise living standards than during any other period in history. ... Allowing poverty to increase in developing countries adversely affects established nations as markets and investments opportunities shrink, the environment is damaged and people migrate in search of work and higher incomes. ... The overarching goals of IDA lending are to assist countries in reducing poverty and in achieving sustainable, broad-based economic growth. ... IDA's Impact on Poverty  IDA attacks poverty thro...

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The International Monetary Fund (IMF), as said in their official website, claims to promote macroeconomic stability and to reduce poverty by giving aid to country members, especially developing nations, facing economic difficulties. ... To reinforce this point, Vaubel (p.65) cites Wilson Schmidt, the individual in line to head the World Bank at the time of his tragic death: It can be argued that, absent the Fund, individual countries would presumably be less likely to get into balance of payments difficulties because they could not rely on the prospect of Fund resources when those difficulties...

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It attempts to characterize globalization, and its effects on poverty, the environment, gender, culture, and political structure and dynamics. ... A sense that the world was united was generated by the establishment of the International Date Line and world time zones, together with the near global adoption of the Gregorian calendar between 1875 and 1925. ... They share a concern that the global organisations such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are not doing enough to alleviate poverty and, indeed, may be contributing to it. ...

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Globalisation The word globalisation has become a buzzword since its inception at the beginning of the 1990s. A cottage industry on globalisation has emerged from which academics and intellectuals make a living by writing articles and travelling the world debating with others. The financial and business sections of broadsheet newspapers are continuously littered with issues concerning globalisation and meetings are frequently held by the superpowers to discuss the state of the global economy, such as the meetings in Doha in Qatar, Cancun in Mexico and the IMF summit in Dubai. As a result of...

• Word Count: 3797
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