Wednesday, June 03, 2015

The Meaninglessness of Ending 'Extreme Poverty' - Bloomberg Business

Keeping different perspectives in mind when talking poverty, relative or absolute.




Worth reading to see the narrative:




The Meaninglessness of Ending 'Extreme Poverty' - Bloomberg Business




However where needless deaths, preventable deaths keep family sizes high, keep educational access low and economic growth beyond reach its not easy to see a finishing line and the sense of a notional target.




www.zeropoeverty2030.org




add to that not everyone has access to sufficient nutrition, healthcare and education so needing a hand up not hand out makes a lot of sense.




Watching infant mortality, school completions, health care development and economic growth along with good governance, transparency and accountability within countries will take us a long way in 15 yrs.

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