by John Freund, CM | Dec 30, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
This infographic takes a look at the cost of being poor in America. The number of Americans living below the poverty line is shocking, and dissecting the various factors and effects this has on society can hopefully shed light on how best to attack this grave problem....
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The World Bank takes A Look Back at 2012: Year in Review See reports, issues, resources … Drop in extreme poverty rates World’s ocean/s in peril Women at work Curbing Corruption Safety nets that work Measuring the unbanked Think GREEN for inclusive growth...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 21, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Good works do pay – Study shows that education can cost less that poverty ! CANBERRA: The first economic analysis of a groundbreaking university course for Australians experiencing multiple disadvantage has found potential savings of $14, 624 per annum to the...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 17, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Santiago Barquín, CM writes, “Poverty, misery or want is a phantom with a thousand faces that vents its fury primarily among the majority of people who live in what is referred to as the Third World and among the pockets of poor people living on the fringes of...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 16, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Going behind the headlines… Yesterday, Newark Mayor Cory Booker finished his widely publicized “SNAP Challenge,” during which he subsisted solely on meals he could prepare on an average week’s worth of SNAP (formerly food stamps) benefits – which works out to...
