http://world-poverty.mobi World Poverty mobi looks at the causes of world poverty and examines the possible solutions to poverty today daily 1 http://world-poverty.mobi/284765-Government-Intervention-Caused-Economic-Crash.html Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:34:29 -0500 Government intervention is the cause of boom and bust. FED artificially kept credit rates cheap to encourage borrowing in order to postpone recessions for many decades. Whenever there was a recession, the government was under pressure to fix the economy. They turned to the FED and FED made credit easy. America borrowed and inflated the money supply. Our money supply is not printed money, it is credit. It was borrowed from the banks. When entire money supply is debt and needs to be paid... http://world-poverty.mobi/284765-Government-Intervention-Caused-Economic-Crash.html http://world-poverty.mobi/720904-Poverty-in-America.html Sat, 01 May 2010 08:41:11 -0500 Since the recession began in , much about our nation has changed. It's not an underestimate to say that the recession has hit everyone like a sledge hammer. Just like at home, money problems can destroy unity. It is estimated that thirty five million Americans are living in poverty. When President Barak Obama gave his presidential inaugural address, he said what is required of us now is a new era of responsibilitya recognition, on the part of every American. Those words brought on an onslaught... http://world-poverty.mobi/720904-Poverty-in-America.html http://world-poverty.mobi/161062-Agriculture-as-Way-to-End-Poverty.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:04:57 -0600 Small-scale agriculture remains the majority activity of of the rural sector in the poorest of countries and the major source of rural employment in these regions. Unfortunately, bad practices, falling prices and weak development policies continues to make it unviable.Small-scale farmers in these regions are best described and identified as owning or tilling ha or less with severely limited assets and capital.In January the Us Natural Resources Institute www.nri.org released a paper on Global... http://world-poverty.mobi/161062-Agriculture-as-Way-to-End-Poverty.html http://world-poverty.mobi/879474-Climate-Change-and-Poverty-Reduction.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:04:57 -0600 Climate change or poverty- what according to you is a more grave issue? Experts believe that one issue cannot be dealt without addressing the other. While climate change has a direct impact on the poor, poverty in turn poses hindrance in combating the effects of climate change. Deforestation and flooding is causing maximum damage to the people in developing nations. It is also affecting the capacity of low income groups to deal with shortage of food and water. Since the beginning of the century,... http://world-poverty.mobi/879474-Climate-Change-and-Poverty-Reduction.html http://world-poverty.mobi/931143-Charitable-Giving-Online.html Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:39:06 -0500 On-line charities are a perfect place to see how people help theworld, and inspire you to join a good cause.It isn't hard to see that a lot of people, animals, and theenvironment in general are being neglected in our world today.That's not to say that a lot of things haven't been improvedover time as well. As I come from one of the few wealthynations, I can witness daily both the extravagances of greed andthe injustice of poverty, although of course the amount ofpoverty in my country is far less... http://world-poverty.mobi/931143-Charitable-Giving-Online.html http://world-poverty.mobi/723323-Health-Care-Reform-and-Behavioral-Health-Responding-to-New-Demands-and-Emerging-Health-Crises.html Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:09:16 -0500 All signs point to Congress passing a comprehensive health care reform bill in , potentially expanding health insurance coverage to million uninsured Americans. This objective will be achieved through a combination of Medicaid eligibility expansions as well as the creation of a new health insurance exchange - basically a new health insurance market place - for persons earning above of the Federal Poverty Level. Premiums for participants in the exchange will be heavily subsidized by the federal... http://world-poverty.mobi/723323-Health-Care-Reform-and-Behavioral-Health-Responding-to-New-Demands-and-Emerging-Health-Crises.html http://world-poverty.mobi/939052-The-Roots-of-Poverty.html Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:03:28 -0500 The Roots of PovertyRemedying only the superficial manifestations of the deeperunderlying problems of extreme poverty will never end povertyitself. At best, this approach will temporarily relieve urgentproblems; at worst, it will exacerbate them or create long-termtrade-off problems. If we want to eliminate poverty, we mustlook at its roots and apply sustainable, pragmatic developmentsolutions.There are many popular misconceptions about underdevelopedcountries that prevent both politicians and p... http://world-poverty.mobi/939052-The-Roots-of-Poverty.html http://world-poverty.mobi/985656-Who-owns-the-rain.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:39:45 -0500 Who owns the rain? Its official. Greed is no longer cool. As turbocharged capitalism implodes and jobless queues swell, sensible governments have had to slip the bonds of laissez faire dogma to prop up their economies. The free-market model is on the nose. Unfettered global creditors have plunged much of the developed world into debt-bondage; these days, their enforcers, the International Monetary Fund and World Bank wield the structural re-adjustment stick with renewed vigor. And it slashes to ... http://world-poverty.mobi/985656-Who-owns-the-rain.html http://world-poverty.mobi/894586-Viewing-Homework-as-an-Educational-Liability.html Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:57:15 -0500 The value of homework has been questioned before. In fact there have been periods of time during the past years when homework played a minimal role in schooling. Interestingly, homework, which is believed to improve learning and self-discipline, received two of its strongest promotions from a political concern, Sputnik, and an economic one, Japan's business success. Each of these events brought an outcry that we were doing poorly as a nation because our educational systems were failing to produ... http://world-poverty.mobi/894586-Viewing-Homework-as-an-Educational-Liability.html http://world-poverty.mobi/576186-Women-in-Sudan.html Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:29:19 -0500 Sudan was once called the breadbasket of Africa; a land ofenormous potential. Where people from diverse religions andethnicities co-existed in relative peace. And although mostpeople seldom thought about it and knew it only as somecountry in Africa, those who came in contact with its culturefell instantly in love with the generosity and good-nature theyfound there. Today, the image is entirely different. Today whenwe hear the name Sudan we think of dictatorship, famine, agruesome civil war, a h... http://world-poverty.mobi/576186-Women-in-Sudan.html http://world-poverty.mobi/863952-Africa-A-poem-for-politicians-Everywhere.html Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:16:16 -0500 How pious those politicians are, When up there on T.V. Sayingthat, all the things they do, They do for you and me. I don'tremember requesting weapons, Or to send my sons to war. Just howmany tons of food, Would all that money provide for? I didn'task for that highway, Or the &;modern art' with purplelights. I would rather all those millions, Helped with HumanRights. Did I ask to stockpile food in hangars, Until the pricegoes high. Why can't we send it, to Africa, Instead of lettingthem die. The ... http://world-poverty.mobi/863952-Africa-A-poem-for-politicians-Everywhere.html http://world-poverty.mobi/365943-Water-Comes-Clean-the-World-s-Need-for-Safe-Drinkable-Water.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:46:04 -0500 Water is a naturally recycled product.From evaporation to precipitation, it is continuously in flux. It is channeled by the atmosphere from lakes and streams and oceans, absorbed by clouds and generously redistributed across the planet. But waters natural recycling process does not protect it from pollution.As water is channeled, it collects toxins floating in the atmosphere. These toxins are the result of natural pollutants and human industry, a potentially lethal combination that makes clean w... http://world-poverty.mobi/365943-Water-Comes-Clean-the-World-s-Need-for-Safe-Drinkable-Water.html http://world-poverty.mobi/744625-Malnutrition-is-a-Great-Concern-in-Bangladesh.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:46:03 -0500 Bangladesh is one of the poorest country in the world.Due to economic distress condition Bangladesh people specially children are badly effected by malnutrition.Yesterday UNICEF and WFT has completed a research about nutrition crisis in Bangladesh rural area. According the report two million children are suffering from acute malnutrition in Bangladesh where one quarter of all households are hungry.Nearly per cent of the households surveyed said they had insufficient food over the past months, ... http://world-poverty.mobi/744625-Malnutrition-is-a-Great-Concern-in-Bangladesh.html http://world-poverty.mobi/527677-Homelessness-in-the-US.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:46:02 -0500 In , . of the US population, . million people, livedin poverty. Here's the most current information on homelessinthe US. For ways to help, scroll down.. Since , the number of people living in extreme povertyhas increased..According to the report from the National Coalition forthe Homeless NCH, Las Vegas, San Francisco, New York City, LosAngeles and Atlanta are the top five meanest cities in the USfor poor and homeless people to live in; California is themeanest state, followed by Florida..Examp... http://world-poverty.mobi/527677-Homelessness-in-the-US.html http://world-poverty.mobi/285317-Should-We-Worry-About-Immigrant-Assimilation-and-Education.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:05:28 -0500 BYes, they are important to our future!Many of tomorrow's workers and business owners are the childrenof today's immigrants. More than of the growth of our laborforce in the late s was due to immigrants, and sinceimmigration WILL continue, they are important to our futuregrowth. A concern is certainly that many of today's HispanicLatinoimmigrants are uneducated and unskilled: this could mean thattheir children will not fit into our knowledge-based andhigh-tech economy. Often when parents are un... http://world-poverty.mobi/285317-Should-We-Worry-About-Immigrant-Assimilation-and-Education.html http://world-poverty.mobi/649485-How-Bill-Cosby-Got-iy-Wrong.html Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:05:28 -0500 Bill Cosby got it wrong. His many speeches regarding the plightof poor blacks in this country and their lack of personalresponsibility, were not only off the mark, but completelyirresponsible. Cosby failed to take into account many mitigating factors, inwhat became his regular rants about poor blacks in this country.For example, the last of the civil rights laws was passed in, so it's been forty years since the physical signs ofgovernment sanctioned racism have been in place. Please explainto me... http://world-poverty.mobi/649485-How-Bill-Cosby-Got-iy-Wrong.html http://world-poverty.mobi/764885-Marx-Without-Marxism-A-Study-of-Karl-Marx-as-an-Influential.html Sun, 12 Apr 2009 03:58:39 -0500 The study of human political behavior raises numerouscomplexities. Although scientific in principle, it is not anexact science due to the unpredictability and changeability ofhuman society. It not only revolves around factual matters butalso answers to claims about how the world is and how it shouldbe. It is often shaped by the social environment of itsoriginator. All these factors however, do not disqualify it fromthe realm of science. Driven by the desire to analyze theirenvironments, politica... http://world-poverty.mobi/764885-Marx-Without-Marxism-A-Study-of-Karl-Marx-as-an-Influential.html http://world-poverty.mobi/139378-Women-Empowerment.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 04:19:00 -0500 Since beginning, Indian constitution has always given dueconsideration to the women category. TheEighth plan of Indian Planning claimed to provide benefits formthe economic development to women equally. Ninth and Tenth Plansalso emphasized on empowerment of women.Rashtriya Mahila Kosh was set up in to help the economicallypoor and deserving women. Empowerment refers to freedom to choose and action in economic,social and political fields. Initially women had no control overhis decisions and asset... http://world-poverty.mobi/139378-Women-Empowerment.html http://world-poverty.mobi/438781-Michigan-s-Poor-Children-Face-An-Uphill-Battle.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:41:36 -0500 MUSKEGON -- Michigan's poor are having an increasingly hard timemaking ends meet, according to a recently completed study, andnumerous social service organizations throughout the state.According to the Market Basket Survey which measures thebuying power of the poor, cash assistance and food stamps,which make up all the poor receive, covers only percent of theincome needed to pay for food, clothing and housing. One yearago, Public Assistance provided percent.That's a very dramatic drop, one I ... http://world-poverty.mobi/438781-Michigan-s-Poor-Children-Face-An-Uphill-Battle.html http://world-poverty.mobi/471040-Help-Fight-Poverty-in-Africa-through-Education.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:40:28 -0500 For if resources are which determine the richest of a people then African countries like Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Tanzania, and DRC Congo would be some of the richest in the world and countries like Israel, Singapore or Hong Kong would be some of the poorest.Empirical evidence  however demonstrates that it is the country that have embraced technology the adequate exploitation of their mind resource, who have done  better than those even more endowed with oil, gold, diamonds and even pla... http://world-poverty.mobi/471040-Help-Fight-Poverty-in-Africa-through-Education.html http://world-poverty.mobi/646277-REDUCED-POVERTY-TELL-IT-TO-THE-BIRDS.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:38:32 -0500 This blogger isn't a cynic, at least to my understanding of the word. But I try as much to look at issues with an open mind as well as realistically.Statistics and Mathematics except cash arithmetic weren't my forte when the teacher was eating chalk dust in class donkey....For Moreclick to http:assidous.blogspot.comAbout the AuthorA Casual Observer of Matters Arising. ... http://world-poverty.mobi/646277-REDUCED-POVERTY-TELL-IT-TO-THE-BIRDS.html http://world-poverty.mobi/453930-Live-8-will-it-work.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:02:58 -0500 Live Aid was one of the most important events in my life.Millions of people came together from all over the planet to putan end to poverty in Africa. It was one of the most positive,life affirming actions ever created by people of my generation.It created hope. It opened my heart.But now, twenty years on we realise it was slightly nave, withmuch of the money donated by genuine and well-meaning people'disappearing' before it reached the people in need. Live takes a very different track to raise ... http://world-poverty.mobi/453930-Live-8-will-it-work.html http://world-poverty.mobi/781298-It-s-Genocide-and-Exploitation-Too.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:02:58 -0500 Civil war in Sudan has been going on for years and years. Since, when independence was granted to the country, there hasbeen war between its north and south regions. These borders wereformed by the British government which had first dominated it. It is said that the conflict between the peoples religiousbeliefs drove this long-running civil war the radical Islam inthe south and the non-Muslims versus the Christians and animistsin the north. There was a period of years of peace after acoup on ,... http://world-poverty.mobi/781298-It-s-Genocide-and-Exploitation-Too.html http://world-poverty.mobi/728182-The-World-Diversity.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 04:02:58 -0500 Will we be able to unite the diversity of our world and say some when in future that thousands of cultures have become one family? The conflicts which have occurred between and will bear this out, starting with the Vietnam war, and up to and Afghanistan and Iraq, not counting what went before and may continue indefinitely in the future. Another factor that destroys the ideal is the apparent exploitation of workers in the Third World. Multinational companies deny this, stating that the wages a... http://world-poverty.mobi/728182-The-World-Diversity.html http://world-poverty.mobi/294389-What-to-Do-about-Poverty.html Thu, 09 Apr 2009 04:20:11 -0500 A SOLUTION FOR EMPLOYMENT PROBLEMS AS WORK TENDS TO DISAPPEARI know that with globalization the future looks brighter andbrighter for many people: But will many people also be leftbehind in this expanding economy? I know that with technologyexpanding as it is, many of the jobs that required more humaneffort are disappearing while other types of jobs that involvemore technical expertise are being created. Now do the jobscreated by this expanding technology compensate for the loss ofjobs in the no... http://world-poverty.mobi/294389-What-to-Do-about-Poverty.html