by Beth | Oct 11, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The New York Times carries a front page story about the fading hopes for a national discussion on poverty in the wake of what people were reminded of by Katrina WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 – As Hurricane Katrina put the issue of poverty onto the national agenda, many...
by Beth | Sep 19, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Buried in a report… the $7 billion needed annually over the next decade to provide 2.6 billion people with access to clean water is less than Europeans spend on perfume, and less than Americans spend on elective corrective surgery. This investment would save an...
by Beth | Aug 31, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUG. 30 4:11 P.M. ET Even with a robust economy that was adding jobs last year, the number of Americans who fell into poverty rose to 37 million — up 1.1 million from 2003 — according to Census Bureau figures released Tuesday. It marks the fourth straight...
by Beth | Aug 5, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
AUSTRALIA, August 1, 2005 Human rights would be fully realised, if all human beings had secure access to the objects of these rights. Our world is today very far from this ideal. Piecing together the global record, we find that most of the current massive...
by Beth | Jul 15, 2005 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
With all the attention being paid to Africa by so many people from rock stars to the Pope here is a reflection from an Australian perspective on who is responsibile.Central to finding solutions to Africa’s problems is an understanding of their causes; answering...
