Poverty is on the decrease worldwide. Is it because of capitalism?
Capitalism has definitely helped, but the relationship between poverty and free markets is far more complex.
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Why do some people stay poor? It’s not because of personal choice, but rather a lack of minimum capital
Once poor households acquired assets past a certain threshold, they started working and earning more, enabling them to crawl out ...
Tackling climate change is a great way to alleviate extreme poverty, new study shows
The two work hand in hand.
Poverty line shmoverty line: Backed by AI, researchers want a new way to measure poverty
The 'poverty line' concept is outdated and counterproductive.
The world’s poorest are escaping extreme poverty faster than ever — but not everything is getting better
Here's an encouraging thought: extreme poverty has been largely alleviated. In 1820, 94% of the world's population lived in extreme ...
Eradicating poverty requires surprisingly little energy
Pulling billions out of poverty and stabilizing climate change aren't necessarily at odds.
Getting rid of debt might not only make you happier — but also smarter
In poverty, there is no room for error -- and no room for risk.
The US doesn’t want poor people: concentrated poverty rises for the first time since the ’90s
"One Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Except the poor, lol!" -- the honest pledge.
The labour gender gap might start at home: girls spend 40% more time on chores more than boys, worldwide
For some girls, chores are a training academy for a life as a housekeeper.
Stanford scientists map poverty… from outer space
Researchers have developed a method to identify impoverished areas using free information from satellite imagery.
Early childhood stunting costs developing countries $177 billion/year
Developing countries stand to lose $177 billion each year or about half a percentage point of GDP due to delays ...
Climate change might force 100 million people back into poverty by 2030
Significant progress has been made in curbing poverty at the global level, but the rapid escalation of climate change could ...
This simple device helps teenage girls living in poverty cope with having a period
For girls about to have their first period in rural India, menstruation can change their lives for the worst. Unable ...
Poor boys growing up in rich neighbourhoods are more antisocial
Researchers in the UK have found that male children from poor homes growing up in better-off areas are more likely ...
Providing water in schools could be key to lifting people out of poverty
Providing free water in schools could be key to helping people in developing countries lift themselves out of poverty according ...
Obesity in the developing world quadruples since 1980
Photo: west-info.eu The world is changing awfully fast, and with change expect many paradigms to shift or crumble entirely to ...
Leveling global health within a generation could bring economic benefits 20 times the program’s cost
A new report made by a team of Harvard researchers proposes a set of measures aimed at leveling the health ...
Poverty puts ‘tax’ on cognition — financial strain causes drop in IQ as large as 10 points
=Poverty posses long-lasting social, emotional and, least not forget, cognitive perils. A recent study found that people under financial strain ...
