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Page 1: WORLD POVERTY. The Standard “Shocking Stats” Half of the World Lives on Less Than $2.50/Day 95%: Less Than $10/Day GDP of the 41 “HIPC” Countries Less

WORLD POVERTY

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The Standard “Shocking Stats”

•Half of the World Lives on Less Than $2.50/Day

•95%: Less Than $10/Day

•GDP of the 41 “HIPC” Countries Less Than Combined Wealth of World’s 7 Richest People

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It’s Not Getting Any Better

The Widening Gap

•More Than 80% of World’s Population Lives In Country With Widening Gap

•The Richest Country Also Owns Widest Gap

•9 Million+ Millionaires in U.S. (2006)

•Richest 1% Own 38% of Wealth

National Level International Level

•Distance Between Richest/Poorest Countries:

•1820 --- 3:1

•1913 --- 11:1

•1950 --- 35:1

•1973 --- 44:1

•1992 --- 72:1

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It’s Not Getting Any Better

The Widening Gap

•More Than 80% of World’s Population Lives In Country With Widening Gap

•The Richest Country Also Owns Widest Gap

•9 Million+ Millionaires in U.S. (2006)

•Richest 1% Own 38% of Wealth

National Level International Level

•Distance Between Richest/Poorest Countries:

•1820 --- 3:1

•1913 --- 11:1

•1950 --- 35:1

•1973 --- 44:1

•1992 --- 72:1

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It’s Not Getting Any Better

The Widening Gap

•More Than 80% of World’s Population Lives In Country With Widening Gap

•The Richest Country Also Owns Widest Gap

•9 Million+ Millionaires in U.S. (2006)

•Richest 1% Own 38% of Wealth

National Level International Level

•Distance Between Richest/Poorest Countries:

•1820 --- 3:1

•1913 --- 11:1

•1950 --- 35:1

•1973 --- 44:1

•1992 --- 72:1

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It’s Not Getting Any Better

The Widening Gap

•More Than 80% of World’s Population Lives In Country With Widening Gap

•The Richest Country Also Owns Widest Gap

•9 Million+ Millionaires in U.S. (2006)

•Richest 1% Own 38% of Wealth

National Level International Level

•Distance Between Richest/Poorest Countries:

•1820 --- 3:1

•1913 --- 11:1

•1950 --- 35:1

•1973 --- 44:1

•1992 --- 72:1

World Bank: Poverty Decline Since 1981

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It’s Not Getting Any Better

The Widening Gap

•More Than 80% of World’s Population Lives In Country With Widening Gap

•The Richest Country Also Owns Widest Gap

•9 Million+ Millionaires in U.S. (2006)

•Richest 1% Own 38% of Wealth

National Level International Level

•Distance Between Richest/Poorest Countries:

•1820 --- 3:1

•1913 --- 11:1

•1950 --- 35:1

•1973 --- 44:1

•1992 --- 72:1

World Bank: Poverty Decline Since 1981

• China: 85% to 15.9%

• World: ~10%

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Important to the World?

•Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs):

• #1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger

• #8 Develop Global Partnership for Development

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Important to the World?

•Millennium Developmental Goals (MDGs):

• #1 Eradicate Extreme Poverty & Hunger

• #8 Develop Global Partnership for Development

Stronger Link Than Usually Acknowledged

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Hungry People

•World Food Shortage?

• 1/3 of World’s Starving People in India

• 1999: 10 Million Ton Food Grain Surplus

• 2000: 60 Million Tons

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Hungry People

•World Food Shortage?

• 1/3 of World’s Starving People in India

• 1999: 10 Million Ton Food Grain Surplus

• 2000: 60 Million Tons

- Most Left in Granaries to Rot -

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Hungry People

•World Food Shortage?

•Ethiopia was exporting green beans to Europe during 1980s famine

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Hungry People

•Food is Commodity - Not Something Grown To End Hunger

• Poor do not have purchasing power to change patterns of consumption

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Hungry People

•Food is Commodity - Not Something Grown To End Hunger

• Poor do not have purchasing power to change patterns of consumption

People are not hungry due to lack of food

They’re hungry because they don’t have money

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Blame?

•Food Dumping• Instead of self-sufficiency, creates dependancy

• Undercuts local farmers

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Blame?

•Food Dumping• Instead of self-sufficiency, creates dependancy

• Undercuts local farmers

•USAID: $50M Aid to Zimbabwe • Contingent on purchase of genetically-modified maize

• Providing a market for the unmarketable

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Blame?

•Food Dumping• Instead of self-sufficiency, creates dependancy

• Undercuts local farmers

•USAID: $50M Aid to Zimbabwe • Contingent on purchase of genetically-modified maize

• Providing a market for the unmarketable

•Globalization• Super-labels contract production to weak economies

• Drop in standard of living and purchasing power

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Blame?

•Food Dumping• Instead of self-sufficiency, creates dependancy

• Undercuts local farmers

•USAID: $50M Aid to Zimbabwe • Contingent on purchase of genetically-modified maize

• Providing a market for the unmarketable

•Globalization• Super-labels contract production to weak economies

• Drop in standard of living and purchasing power

•Corruption• Rich countries encourage the behavior

• Cold War, concessions/bribes, drug trade

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Who Cares?

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Who Cares?•Bleeding Heart Granola Eating Tree Huggers

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Who Care?•Bleeding Heart Granola Eating Tree Huggers

Environmental damage from land misuse - Demand for textiles, flowers, tobacco, etc

Shouldv

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•Bleeding Heart Granola Eating Tree Huggers

Environmental damage from land misuse - Demand for textiles, flowers, tobacco, etc

•You, if you’re not filthy rich

Who Care?Shouldv

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What’s Being Done?•HIPC, MDRITakes away ability to control economic futureForced to export resources to pay debt

Health, education, welfare take the hit

$1 aid - - - - - $25 debt repayment•Debt: “efficient tool...to ensure access to other people’s raw materials and infrastructure on the cheapest possible terms”

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“Spiraling Race To The Bottom”

Role of the state declinesExport more to pay debt

Increasing entries to global market

Value drops

Western customers benefit

Reduction in consumption

Social unrest/instability

Foreign investors pull-out

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What Should Be Done?

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What Should Be Done?All sorts of ideas floating around...

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What Should Be Done?

Changes in Western consumerismAll sorts of ideas floating around...

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What Should Be Done?

Changes in Western consumerismStop giving fish and start teaching how to fish

All sorts of ideas floating around...

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What Should Be Done?

Changes in Western consumerismStop giving fish and start teaching how to fishStimulate demand side in third-world

Empower workers to stand up for rights

Foster democratically-elected, corruption-resistant governments

Regulate human rights

Enforce environmental regulations

All sorts of ideas floating around...

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What Should Be Done?

Changes in Western consumerismStop giving fish and start teaching how to fishStimulate demand side in third-world

Empower workers to stand up for rights

Foster democratically-elected, corruption-resistant governments

Regulate human rights

Enforce environmental regulations

Legalize Drugs

All sorts of ideas floating around...

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What Should Be Done?

Changes in Western consumerismStop giving fish and start teaching how to fishStimulate demand side in third-world

Empower workers to stand up for rights

Foster democratically-elected, corruption-resistant governments

Regulate human rights

Enforce environmental regulations

Legalize Drugs

All sorts of ideas floating around...

Realize that a “healthy, well-fed, literate population...is the most intelligent economic choice a country can make”

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What Will Be Done?

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Questions?

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