The poverty section of the Global Issues web site looks into causes of poverty around the world. Why are poor nations poor? What are the roles of the IMF and World Bank with their Structural Adjustment policies? What are the effects of debt. The roles of major players such as the United Nations, United States, Britain are also introduced. Tied in with other global issues which are inter-related with the issue of poverty, it affects all of us. Many links to other articles, research, essays and organizations are provided to look into such questions and issues." /><!--[if lt IE 9]><link href="http://static2.globalissues.org/css/2/ie8.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><![endif]--><!--[if lt IE 8]><link href="http://static2.globalissues.org/css/6/ie7.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><![endif]--><!--[if lt IE 7]><link href="http://static2.globalissues.org/css/8/ie.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" /><![endif]--> ti
The People's Action Party, led by Mr Lee Hsien Loong, is a political party formed in 1954 by a group of committed Singaporeans to fight for the country's independence from the British to improve the well being of the people. It was first led by Mr Lee Kuan Yew as the party's secretary-general, and the PAP's policy of multi-racialism and equality has ever since brought progress and prosperity to Singapore.