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Questions on Rosling's New Insights On Poverty - 20 views

started by Gaby Ramirez Castorena on 11 Oct 11
  • Gaby Ramirez Castorena
    #1 Gaby Ramirez Castorena on 11 Oct 11
     
    Do you agree with Rosling's belief that human rights, environment, governance, economic growth, education, health, and culture are ALL needed for growth in development [and to rise out of poverty]? Which of these is the most important and the least important in general? Why?
  • Tavish Dunn
    #3 Tavish Dunn on 12 Oct 11
     
    To some degree, I think that all of these factors are needed for growth in development. However, I believe that culture is the least important for development and growth. It is an important aspect of a nation, but many countries have shown the capability of growth and moving away from poverty while having very different cultural practices and beliefs. As a means of development, I believe that Rosling was correct in saying that economic growth is the most important for growth. As the economy suffers, pressure rises that makes it harder to maintain the country's health and a stable government. Economic growth also allows for greater education and technological advances that can provide more food or more efficient medicine.
  • Amanda Power
    #4 Amanda Power on 12 Oct 11
     
    I think culture is very important for growth and development. Maybe not culture in the aspect of beliefs, but in the aspects of items of trade. I don't believe i have met anyone who doesn't have something that is from a different culture. We spend money on things we find interesting and that comes from cultural diversity, with out it the world would be very boring and things we buy based on pure interest would be gone. Having differences allows for new ideas, allows for things to be experimented, and quite frankly without it we would not have progressed.
  • Bethany Petersen
    #5 Bethany Petersen on 12 Oct 11
     
    I would say that they are all necessary to some extent, however the most important would be economic development. Before a country can even attempt to rise out of poverty, there must be capital with which to do this. From that a nation can improve healthcare and provide education. In terms of development, culture is the least important aspect. Culture is not going to build hospitals and help people rise out of poverty. However it is important in that it helps people to work together and fight through poverty, and ensures that they have a sense of purpose and identity. Culture can help to unify the nation as it attempts to "make the impossible possible".
  • Tyler Coville
    #6 Tyler Coville on 12 Oct 11
     
    I think they are very important to the growth of a society but I think there is a natural hierarchy of growth in these different areas. I think economic growth will lead to increased education and health spending, then increased education leads to more culture and human rights, to get human rights implemented governance needs to be stable and accessible. Once all these are reached citizens will look outward to protecting the environment and society as a whole will move forward.
  • Sabryna Aylard
    #7 Sabryna Aylard on 12 Oct 11
     
    I do believe all of these are important. Imaging a country where they do not have one of these would not be very stabalized. Although I believe culture is very important to a society, I still think it is less important then the others. Culture allows people to still have a sense of who they are and allows people to practice their own beliefs. In any society, people want to feel like they have the freedom to practice thier own culture to make them happy so if you do not have that then revolts will be seen in the future.
  • Ryan Brown
    #8 Ryan Brown on 12 Oct 11
     
    Obviously all factors play a vital role in growth but there are ones that are more important than others. Culture needs to come with the building of the area, it is not something you can just make appear, it has to be developed over years. I think if you started with human rights, education and economic growth that is the most you could ask for from an unstable area. human rights is a moral code that can be easily established. The other two are vital though not quickly accomplished but for the future and present both must be in place for the country to succeed.
  • Jacqueline Ramsay
    #9 Jacqueline Ramsay on 12 Oct 11
     
    In general, I believe the collaboration of all of these aspects of a community is needed to rise out of poverty and maintain a solid average standard of living. While they all depend on one another, economic growth is the most important part of a successful community. Rosling points out how important culture is though since it is what brings happiness to people. In this way, I understand how it is such a valuable aspect of relationships between individuals and groups. Human interaction and common beliefs strengthen ties and feed goals and the sense of community. In the context of poverty I don't believe culture is the most important, except for improving the spirits of those in need of hope and strength, especially in the spiritual or religious sense.
  • shane paulson
    #10 shane paulson on 12 Oct 11
     
    I agree with Sharena in a way that culture, while important, is not necessary for growth in development and to rise out of poverty. Naturally, it seems as if economic growth would be at the top of the list of necessities, however, I feel that environment is of higher need. If a community is not happy within their environment, the economy cannot grow in the way that it would with a positive environment.

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