Stigmabase | North America

The globalization of poverty : The globalization of wealth is in its demise and has made way for a new globalization of poverty . In every corner of the affluent world the scope of the crisis of the middle classes is becoming apparent, and as the symptoms that this is not a local ...

Poverty and Income inequality: The Devastating Social Conditions of American ... : " For society's youngest members, this finds expression in the growth of poverty and hunger, attacks on education and welfare programs, and an increase in violence and abuse. The CDF report presents stark indices in various areas of social life. ... Center for Research on Globalization "

Chinese Communist leader defends globalization while US talks isolationism - On the contrary, far from extolling global capitalism, Xi’s speech carried a critical edge, pointing to the contradictions of a system that produces material wealth as never before while leading to increasing inequalities and social turmoil. Highlighting the lack of fairness in the international order, Xi called for priority to be given to job creation, innovation, green growth and, above all, tackling poverty. “Over 700 million people in the world,” he noted, “are still living in extreme poverty. For many families, to have warm houses, enough food and secure jobs is still a distant dream. This is the biggest challenge facing the world today.”

Globalization and Poverty: Ann Harrison : "Globalization and Poverty bridges that gap, bringing together experts on both international trade and poverty to provide a detailed view of the effects of ...

Rising Poverty and Social Inequality in America : “…the rich have been getting a larger and larger portion of total income. From 9 percent in 1980, the top 1 percent's take increased to 23.5 percent by 2007. CEOs who in the 1970s took home 40 times the compensation of average workers now rake in 350 ... Center for Research on Globalization

Nobody can stop globalization - As the two biggest economies in the world, China and America definitely have problems, but it does not necessarily have to lead to a trade war, according to Ma. ... "Trade has been a major factor in reducing extreme poverty , in bringing people out of poverty , and in spreading innovation," said Lagarde.

Alleviating Poverty Through Incentive Based Aid Programs - Rogers News : " Poverty is an issue affecting countries in approximately two thirds of the world we live in, and with increased globalization it is a problem that has ramifications never felt before in the Western world. ...

Escaping Poverty Requires Almost 20 Years With Nearly Nothing Going Wrong - A lot of factors have contributed to American inequality : slavery, economic policy, technological change, the power of lobbying, globalization, and so ...