Essays on Poverty reduction

Many people such as president Obama has made raising the minimum wage a priority. President Obama claims it would increase earnings for millions of workers and boost the bottom lines of businesses across the country. Raising minimum wage was the core of the president campaign against “income equality. ” Evidence suggests that raising minimum wage…

In today’s world, the number of people grows exponentially. Some are brought up from a wealthy background while others are less fortunate to grow up in poverty. Why is it that the rich are getting richer and the poor poorer? It is not the fault of the poor people that makes them poor. It is…

Research backgroundEthiopia’s poverty ranks among the world’s most tragic cases. This pits Ethiopia among the world’s most poor nations. Through Micro Lending Institutes in Ethiopia there are ongoing processes and efforts aimed at alleviating poverty & ensuring sustainable Development for women as the primary modus to alleviate poverty and ensure sustainable development in Ethiopia. Using…

Social Problems: Poverty Illiteracy Overpopulation Unemployment Child Labour Corruption Poor Social Sector Including Health, Safe Drinking Water, Sanitation And Basic Infrastructure Women Are Not Empowered Human Rights Problem Injustice Sectarianism, Extremism, And Target Killing Absence Of Rule Of Law Economic Problems: Economic Loss Due To War On Terrorism Energy Crisis Low FDI And Huge Debt…

June 25 2007: Poverty remains a serious concern in Pakistan as a large segment of the population lives in poverty. According to the rebased GDP numbers, the per capita income comes to US$845. Poverty rates, which had fallen substantially in the 1980s and early 1990s, started to rise again toward the end of the decade….

Starting from the year 1990, the international community has set up plans to eliminate poverty in the world by the year 2015 with a set of specific goals to be achieved by that date. These goals were set up according to the studies done beforehand, that showed where and what the major poverty areas and…

Introduction      Nigeria is the most populous and one of the most politically significant states in Africa. This former British colony is an oil rich nation, but with the collapse of world petroleum prices in the early 1980s. Nigeria faced severe austerity measures, reduction of its public expenditures, unemployment, reduced reports, and political instability. As…

Infrastructure is of great importance for an economy and without developing of proper infrastructure no country can ensure its economic growth. The development of infrastructure in any economy is directly related to the economic welfare of its people. Rural infrastructure includes the roads, finance, transport, electricity, communication and warehousing. In the context of the Indian…

Micro enterprise financing, or the provision of access to micro entrepreneurs of small-scale loans and other financing-related services has been widely credited as a sustainable tool for reducing poverty. The microfinance movement, which the Grameen Bank started and pioneered in Bangladesh during the 1980s, has been replicated in other parts of the world, including the…

We have witnessed since the establishment of the MEG in 2000 the national and local governments, academe, private sector and the international development community is committed in working together towards the attainment of Megs. The Philippine Government affirms Its commitment to policy and Institutional changes aimed at pro-poor sustained economic growth. Megs have been Integrated…