Well, after several attempts and intepreting different letters into Spanish to try to communicate with at least one international colleague. I was unsuccessful and it is a bit disappointing to see that many of the messages were returned to me. Since, I was so confident that I would get in touch my someone I delayed in communicating with someone through podcast when I finally went to connect I was unable to.
I went on reviewed the website on Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre’s page (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/). The country that I chose to research was China. I have gained some good insights into ways that China is trying to end poverty. The article indicates that China is making great strides in ending poverty. It says the decline in poverty is due to the social transition and economic growth. The article indicates that in the Western parts of China economic growth is slower. Therefore, poverty levels are higher. China's transition from a centrally planned to a globalized market economy has helped reduce chronic poverty and disadvantage, but also created new forms of vulnerability and poverty (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/). Foreign trade and business has helped China's economy especially since they joined World Trade Organization. Another way China is making great strides in ending poverty is the constant restructuring of state enterprises. Child poverty has declined over the years. Education and Health Care levels are higher than countries that have equivalent income levels.
As the structure of the economy has changed, the social security system has had to adapt to protect people from different forms of poverty (http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/). They provide services for families who are living in poverty but there is a concern that not enough is being distributed. The article also discusses those that do not get the assistance and they need it.
This article is alarming, it is very scary to see that poverty levels are bad everywhere not just in the United States.
Poverty is going to be a fact of life until politicians agree that there is an actual problem. Thank you for sharing what you read.
ReplyDeleteYou information was very enlightening however I am concern that poverty is a never ending cycle. At least China has seen a declined in child poverty in everything I have researched this week poverty is increasing more and more.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing what you read. With China being such a big country, I was surprised to see such a decline in poverty there. Poverty does seem to be increasing since the economy is so bad but its good to see a decline in such a large country. Thanks for sharing
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