by John Freund, CM | Aug 24, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Most of the world’s newspapers are running features on how to survive in a bad economy. But I have seen no articles on “How to survive on less than $2 a day”. Yet over 2.7 billion people in the world live on $2 or less a day. How do they do it? How...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 12, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses, Vincentian Family
Is this a case of the poor caught in the crossfire between political parties? (And should Vincentian folk care?) Seems that the Heritage Foundation claims that “many of the 30 million Americans defined as ‘poor’ and in need of government assistance” are actually doing...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 11, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Barbara Ehrenreich, author of the classic, “Nickel and Dimed”, thinks so. Ten years ago she started what turned into a national dialog about impact of the 1996 welfare reform on the “working poor” in the United States. Now, she...
by John Freund, CM | Aug 9, 2011 | Vincentian Family
We have heard the mantra about John Paul II’s challenge t0 Vincentians – “Understand underlying causes and work toward long-term solutions”. How do we move beyond the mantra? With the theme “Building Bridges Out Of Poverty” the...
by John Freund, CM | Jul 3, 2011 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
“Poor Economics – Rethinking Poverty and way to End it ” suggests small interventions rather than grand solutions to help the poor. Authors Banerjee and Duflo steer clear of tall claims about a yellow brick road out of poverty. Their implicit message...