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The Industry of Poverty : "The thing is, free-market economies do not work - they are exceedingly destructive to the social fabric of a nation and a guarantee of increased levels of poverty . Communism, with its absolute drive to equalize all does not work because ...

Inequality and the Causes of Poverty in North America - In North America , an estimated 98 million people live in poverty. What led to so many people living below the poverty line? Possible causes of poverty in North America range from low wages, to worker inequality , industry diversification and a widening gap between the rich and the poor.

Lords of poverty struggle to survive Just a few years ago, Microfinance institutions were the lords of poverty , imperiously ruling over a new goldmine unearthed in corporate India, this one lying at the bottom of the pyramid. SKS Microfinance head Vikram Akula, posterboy of the industry ...

US fast-food industry thriving on poverty -stricken workers  - The plight of poverty -stricken fast-food workers in the US epitomizes the general breakdown of American society. Millions of workers in that industry ...

US fast-food industry thriving on poverty -stricken workers  - The plight of poverty -stricken fast-food workers in the US epitomizes the general breakdown of American society. Millions of workers in that industry ...

Poverty: Global mass media 'has a mission to fight poverty' (AKI) - The global mass media industry has a responsibility to shed light on the poverty that the United Nations says affects 1.7 billion billion people worldwide, according to the head of state Chinese news agency Xinhua. ...

The Bill Gates problem in school reform : "If we need the best and the brightest and if teachers alone can overcome the weight of poverty , then reducing teaching to a service industry contradicts internally an argument that is also easily disproved since both initial claims are false. ...

Reporting Poverty: Journalists Speak Out On Homelessness, Hunger; Criticize ... Fagan, whose specialties include homelessness , described the challenges of the beat and the big impact of newsroom cuts in an op-ed last year. He wrote that while his paper continues to nurture his type of reporting, "we in this industry all have to ...

China and South Africa's Partnership to Tackle Poverty : "The Comprehensive Strategy Partnership (CSP) between South Africa and China could positively address poverty and unemployment in the country, the department of trade and industry (DTI) said on Saturday. ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Shocking new study highlights the depths of economic disparities  - Black retail workers are twice as likely to live below the poverty line, and twice ... focuses on African- American and Latino workers in the retail industry.

Pollution Poverty and People of Color: Living with Industry : Low income residents in North Richmond, Calif . save money on shelter, but pay the price in health By Jane Kay and Cheryl Katz | June 4, 2012 Showcasing more than fifty of the most provocative, original, and significant online essays from 2011, ... Scientific American

Plea for investment industry to join battle against global poverty : "It also highlights the absence of clear agreed standards on poverty and development-related issues. The report, Better Returns In A Better World, ...

British riots show poverty of 'greed is good' philosophy : "By Nick Young (email the author) It has never felt worse to be British. First a financial crisis caused by the failure of governments to govern a finance industry previously hailed as an economic powerhouse. Then draconian public spending cuts that ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Tourists and the child exploitation industry : Travellers and expats in Thailand know the scene of child poverty well. A six-year-old girl, sitting neatly on a mat, painted in bright red lipstick, with a woman sitting nearby, begging for money. A 12-year-old boy, selling chewing gum at 11pm in an ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Poor can no longer bank on micro-credit : " Photo: Reuters/Andrew Biraj An industry set up to fight poverty has fallen on hard times itself, writes Ben Doherty in Dhaka. Just about anywhere you go in Bangladesh you will find evidence of Muhammad Yunus's life work. Grameen, the bank for the poor ... Sydney Morning Herald "

YEMEN: Political upheaval likely to increase child labour : Yemen is already home to one million child labourers, mostly employed in the fishing industry or agriculture, according to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour's Child Labour Combating Unit. With poverty being a key factor in child labour in Yemen ...