The+Challenge+of+World+Poverty

This section explores the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty. These articles expect a basic understanding of economics but it is not completely necessary. The questions to think about include: Is extreme poverty a thing of the past? Why do some countries grow fast and others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Does foreign aid help? What can we do about corruption? Should we leave it all to the markets? Should we leave it to the non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Where is the best place to intervene? And many others.

[|Is World Poverty Falling?]

[|The Elusive Quest for Growth]

[|Is it Africa's Turn? Progress in the World's Poorest Region]

[|Inequality Matters: Why Globalization doesn't lift all boats]

[|Making Aid Work: How to fight global poverty effectively]

[|The Myth of Western Aid]

[|The Economics of Microfinance]

[|Fundamentals of Public Economics]

[|Foreign Direct Investment in Emerging Economies]

[|Can Greed Save Africa: Business Week Podcast]

[|Hayek on African Underdevelopment]

[|The Geography of Poverty and Wealth]