Wealthy philanthropists and global poverty
In August 2010, the press announced that the world’s richest people (a few dozen billionaires) tentatively agreed to give away to the charities of their choice half of their wealth, which amounts to $3.5 trillion, or just over one-quarter of the EU’s GDP. At that time, the world was unaware that Egypt’s Mubarak was one [...]
AFRICA 2: Rich continent-poor people
From 1969 to 2010 the world’s GDP has risen by 160%, and throughout the last four decades the US share of world GDP has remained steady at 25%, while Africa’s share remains at around the 1970s levels. In 1976 Africa’s share of the world’s GNP was 1.2%, but its percentage of population stood at 7.5%. [...]
Homeless People in India – A Case Study of Chennai City
‘Oh think twice, it’s another day for you and me in paradise,’ sang Phil Collins in the memorable song on the homeless people. I am sure many of us have seen such people in our daily lives. Some of us may have pity on them, others indifferent towards them, and some may have done acts [...]
Water privatization, globalization and poverty
Can you imagine a world where 1.5 million children become ill and die each year as a result of lacking drinking water and sanitation? Can you imagine a world where water and sanitation fall into private ownership, a world where water is no longer a basic human right, a world where water is available only [...]
Head counting of panhandlers in Bangladesh
Bangladesh, one of the poorest nations in the world, kicked off head counts of street beggars Friday in the capital Dhaka. Government officials said the survey was not intended to harass the beggars but to determine their needs in order to offer them alternative livelihoods. Beggar Rehabilitation Project director Gazi Mohammad Julhas said the information [...]
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