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All items tagged poverty policyGlobal Must Read ArticlesFebruary 7, 2011 | Global Poverty: Has a Millenium Goal Been Reached?Could a key millennium development goal (MDG) have already been reached, and nobody noticed? New numbers on global poverty show that the millennium goal of halving hunger between 1990 and 2015 might have been reached in 2008 already. But these figures are so recent that even specialists at the UN Poverty Summit in September 2010 still had to rely on numbers from 2005. The new numbers are not only ... MoreJanuary 26, 2010 | Tobin-Tax RevivalHaiti reminds us of our common responsibility to help poor countries in both short and long terms. ++ The climate crisis and the Millennium Development Goals push us to fulfill our duties. ++ The UK will do more by giving out 0.7% of its GDP in aid. Still new ways to finance the fight against poverty have to be found, such as taxing financial transactions. ++ The IMF and the G20 are efficient ... MoreMarch 19, 2009 | Bottom Up vs. Top DownAccording to a recent study from the World Bank, a bottom up approach to policies to deal with poverty would be more effective. ++ Accordingly, the provision of individual motives — like finding a job, investing in business, accumulating assets — is the best way to overcome poverty. ++ The top down approach is only limited in its effectiveness and produces short term relief. ++ Indeed, the ... More |
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