Category: Poverty

The Poor Will NOT ALWAYS Be With Us

May 20, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Great Divergence, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social, Wealth and Income

Excellent! The Poor Will Not Always Be With Us – Dr. Scott Todd from Compassion International on Vimeo.
Is Income Inequality Really the Problem? It Depends on What You Call Income

May 7, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economics, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

Are the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer? Stories about inequality typically talk about how the rich, especially the top 1%, are seeing their incomes grow rapidly while people at the bottom are seeing their incomes stagnate and drop. A gap is widening between the top and the bottom. Is that true? The…
Think Progress exaggerates child hunger by 8,000%

May 3, 2014

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mwkruse

in Poverty, Public Policy, Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

Just Facts Daily: Think Progress exaggerates child hunger by 8,000% … However, instead of reporting the facts of this important issue, a number of influential media sources are greatly exaggerating the problem. One of these sources is Think Progress, which ranks among the nation's top-15 political websites. In a recent article, Alan Pyke, the Deputy…
World Bank: ‘The world has become more equal’

May 2, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Poverty, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

AEI – James Pethokoukis: World Bank: 'The world has become more equal' Lots of attention being given to a new World Bank study suggesting China may overtake the United States this year as the world's largest economy, adjusted for living costs. But this other World Bank finding, noted by the Financial Times, is also interesting:…
Global Poverty Is on the Decline, But Almost No One Believes It

May 2, 2014

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Demography, Economic Development, Health and Medicine, Poverty, Public Policy, Trends: Economic

Barna: Global Poverty Is on the Decline, But Almost No One Believes It April 29, 2014—Did you know that, in the past 30 years, the percentage of people in the world who live in extreme poverty has decreased by more than half? If you said no—if you thought the number had gone up; that more…
Economics Links

Apr 30, 2014

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mwkruse

in Capitalism and Markets, Economics, Gender and Sex, Links – Economics, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. Huffington Post: Financially Speaking — Are We an Illiterate Nation? … Champlain College's Center for Financial Literacy released its '2013 National Report Card,' which quantifies what states are doing to promote financial literacy in the classroom. Only seven of 50 states surveyed came away from the study with an "A" rating. That's right, a…
Economic Development Links

Apr 8, 2014

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mwkruse

in Africa, Capitalism and Markets, China, Demography, Economic Development, Environment, Europe, Health and Medicine, Human Progress, Immigration, India, Links – Economic Development, Microenterprise, Politics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Technology (Food & Water), Technology (Manufacturing & Construction)), Trends: Economic, Trends: Social

1. You Decide: Save the People or Save the Planet #StopTheMyth 2. New York Times: The End of the ‘Developing World’ BILL GATES, in his foundation’s annual letter, declared that “the terms ‘developing countries’ and ‘developed countries’ have outlived their usefulness.” He’s right. If we want to understand the modern global economy, we need a…
Does Fair Trade Help?

Mar 31, 2014

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mwkruse

in Economic Development, Economics, Poverty

Marginal Revolution University: Does Fair Trade Help? Economist Tyler Cowen gives his take on the impact of Fair Trade coffee. For a more detailed analysis, I'd suggest Victor Claar's Fair Trade? Its Prospects as a Poverty Solution. I know many activists are passionate about Fair Trade coffee, but I don't see their certainty about the…
Air Pollution Replaces Poor Diet As World’s Largest Preventable Health Risk

Mar 26, 2014

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mwkruse

in Demography, Environment, Health and Medicine, Poverty

Forbes: Air Pollution Replaces Poor Diet As World's Largest Preventable Health Risk Dirty air killed an alarming 7 million people – or, one of every eight human lives lost – in 2012, according to new estimates released today by the World Health Organization (WHO). The new data shows that air pollution has become the world’s…
Economics Links

Mar 24, 2014

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mwkruse

in China, Economic Development, Environment, Globalization, Health and Medicine, International Affairs, Links – Economics, Poverty, Public Policy, Sociology, Trends: Economic, Wealth and Income, Weatlh and Income Distribution

1. AEI – James Pethokoukis: What MinuteClinics and Google Fiber teach about crony capitalism … Andy Kessler explains how established Internet service providers are trying to block Google from deploying Google Fiber, its superfast, gigabit broadband service. His solution: “The FCC can change this overnight. Instead of allowing municipalities to dictate onerous terms and laws…