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This article not only suggests that education in excellent public schools is beneficial to end poverty, but learning comes in the form of new ideas in jobs. Workers are able to learn on the job and apply these skills to an even better, more qualified job. Furthermore, the article says that equality is another key to economic success.

Terrific article, Sophia. Did you watch the accompanying video? Pretty darn inspiring!

Uganda has reduced its extreme poverty over the last decade at an unparalleled rate, but still faces obstacles when it comes to non monetary poverty, like access to education or sanitation.

This article details the World Bank's activities in Europe and Central Asia. I found it interesting that the vast majority of their efforts focus on the former Soviet Union, where economies are troubled and immigration from North Africa poses a huge problem.

Things are not going well: "Significant poverty reduction over the past decade is reversing, and the sharing of prosperity is stalled in many countries. About 14 percent of the region's population-more than 66 million people-live in poverty, including almost 19 million who live on less than $2.50 a day, the extreme poverty line for the region."

Through this article I have gained a deeper insight in how public expenditures and public goods promote wealth equality in a society. "Public services are an important antipoverty tool."

Cool theory in regards to "the tipping point". Interesting, and solid criticism of large social expenditures. Wonder how socialists view this, as opposed to free-market economists.

"Public services are an important antipoverty tool. Their benefit doesn't show up in income data, but they appear to play a key role in reducing material hardship." INteresting to see the statistics and how social expenditures help reduce poverty and the wealth gap.

On the MahiI Par pass, Afghanistan's deadliest stretch of road, youth work incredibly dangerous jobs in order to stay alive. What job? They are traffic conductors. Using crushed plastic bottles they move traffic along this steep and hazardous section of road. The crushed plastic bottle symbolizes their poverty and signals drivers to give them money. However these children are in a catch 22. They are in crushing poverty due to economic strain on the economy that resulted from the US military presence in Afghanistan. However, without NATO being open because of the US military presence there is little traffic and these kids are out of the job. There are many problems that this article illustrates. For example, getting money form truckers is the source of some of these children's family's living. One thing that I would like to know more about is how the countries situation mirrors these children's and why they are in their situation.

Ouch!

A record-breaking 137 economies around the world have established reforms that make starting and operating small/medium-sized business easier. "Doing Business" is the World Bank Organization's annual report that measures the ease of business, and better scores on the report has a correlation with more income equality and less poverty. An especially interesting aspect of the 2017 installment is that it also added gender discrimination to the criteria when assessing a state.

-I used this article to gain information on the levels of poverty in Japan (16%) and France (6.2%) according to the CIA.

Haitians resort to participating in gangs due to extreme poverty.

In order to resolve the unrest and poverty in the southern island of Mindanao, the Philippine government signed a 13 page agreement with the country's largest Muslim rebel group. Although this agreement does not provide a lot of the details that the both sides need to address and work on, it is a positive step into outlining a more peaceful and accepting society, which is why I think this is an important article.

DHAKA, October 18, 2016 -World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, concluding a two-day trip to Bangladesh focused on the country's successes in reducing extreme poverty, pledged $2 billion over the next three years in new funding to help the country become less vulnerable to climate change.

Connects to Sophia's post on Bangladesh. . . "Bangladesh is among the countries most at risk from the impacts of climate change. We must confront climate change now as it hits the poor the hardest," said Kim (president of the WOrld Bank).

Super interesting article; ties in to the week's big themes; I highly recommend a read.

I found it very interesting that the poorest in a given year, are not necessarily the poorest for their entire lives. As well as the point that income is distributed over one's lifetime, versus given in one particular moment--> which helps redistribute wealth, instead of letting it go stagnant.

Super interesting how little effect cutting or expanding government benefits has on long term poverty.

A bullet tore through policeman Anil Kumar's chest as he fell to the dirt during a gunfight. He might have lived, but the makeshift bridge from the island where he worked in India's poverty-stricken state of Bihar was closed.

A good article on the balance between freedom (economic growth) and equality.

Good find, Sam! Indeed, the article covers a lot of ground very concisely. We'll have to compare notes with other sources. . . this is the sunniest portrayal of Mexico's path that I have perhaps ever read. Thanks!

When I normally think of China's vast economic growth, I have a negative image ingrained in the back of my mind. This image surrounds the ideas of the environmental degradation, the unsafe working conditions, and the fact that they are by far surpassing the United States. However, China's economic prowess has lifted 500,000,000 people out of poverty. But, it is still not perfect: China's economy depends heavily on exports to global economies thus, when these markets experience recessions China is affected. The 2008 United States Recession had a significant impact on China's fiscal success. It is suggested that China is not yet stable. Because the Communist Party is largely in-control of the government, the nation is experiencing political, social and strain. The workers are also beginning to speak out. It is interesting to watch as China rapids morphs more and more of itself into a massive economic and industrial powerhouse.