Making Poverty History

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This paper discusses the history and development of programs and movements that have been established by the United Nations and other international groups and non-governmental organizations to attempt to alleviate some of the poverty in Third World countries. The paper discusses the successes and failures of some of these groups and why global poverty is an ongoing issue.

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"As part of the attempt to re-focus anti-poverty efforts on people, as opposed to business interests, improvement in education have come to be viewed as critical. Poor quality education, and lack of educational opportunities, are considered major factors in creating the income disparity between citizens of the developing world and their counterparts in the wealthy nations. (Suarez-Orozco & Qin-Hilliard, 2004, p. 62) Nonetheless, even promoting universal primary education can interfere with the profit-making motives of multinationals and global finance. Achieving universal primary education is a double-edged sword. Though highly conducive to future economic development in low-income nations, it is an extremely expensive proposition for the wealthier nations. The World Bank itself revealed in 2002 that the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty would require, not merely enormous financial aid, but also the full cancellation of all debts of impoverished nations. (Buxton, 2004, p. 76)"

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