The impacts of commodifying food and water are occurring today and are pressing.Puerto Ricois in the midst of a food and water crisis. In Canada, Nestlé has beenbottling water on expired permits in Ontario, leading to public pressure to not privatize water. These cases are similar because, ...
How to reduce poverty? Fix homesPholeros, PaulPaul Pholeros. (2013). How to reduce poverty? Fix homes. [Online Video]. 20 June. Available from:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDBWEKBq0_w. [Accessed: 10 February 2016].
Many people continue to use cars and motorcycles even though they know that they are bad for the environment. Why is this the case? What can be done to reduce the use of these vehicles? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. ...
The focus is on levers to help poor countries that are within Canada's control, rather than the actions developing countries should take to reduce poverty in their countries. Development is not one of the federal government's stated priorities. It is in Canada's interest, however, for Ottawa...
How farmers’ co-ops reduce poverty in NW china’spastoral areas 农业合作社如何消除中国西北牧区的贫穷现象 编者按:金秋十月,中华人民共和国将迎来70华诞。根据中央宣传部统一部署,4月11日至28日,以中央电视台、中国新闻社、青海电视...
Specifically, Zambia has been among the fastest to reduce wealth-related inequalities in U5MR in sub-Saharan Africa according to comparable demographic health surveys (DHS) over the last 20 years (see Supplementary Figs. 1 and 2) [7, 8]. Global estimates of the causes of under-five deaths ...
Poverty tourismis another thing to watch out for. While it may seem kind hearted and tempting to see inside a slum, it’s not respectful or honoring to its residents. The underprivileged have pride. If you do participate in this type of tour, research how much of the money goes towards ...
has a deep connection to poverty, inequality, and other societal challenges. As many as 70 percent of youth in the juvenile-justice system have been in the child-welfare system; one third of homeless young adults and at least 60 percent of human-trafficking victims hav...
Over the years, perspectives on China have run the gamut from predicting “the coming collapse of China” to expecting that “the twenty-first century will be the Chinese Century.” And we’ve heard every perspective in between. Despite its many ups and downs, the Chinese economy has grown ...
NAFTA went into effect in 1994 to boost trade, eliminate barriers, and reduce tariffs on imports and exports between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. According to the Trump administration, NAFTA has led to trade deficits, factory closures, and job losses for the U.S. ...