Dr Ben Thirkell-White on Global poverty and the credit crunch 16 Sept 2009.
Collapse of Western excess is creating a crisis for developing countries caught in the tailwind. 2.8 billion survive on less than two dollars a day. After significant gains in the last decade, which saw GDP growing across Africa at an average of 5%, latest figures indicate this is dropped to less than 3%. The solutions are complex, will be incremental, and require action at both macro (intergovernmental) and micro-levels (individuals and NGOs assisting economic development on the ground). There is no silver bullet, but only realistic and committed action at all levels.
Dr Ben Thirkell-White on Global poverty and the credit crunch 16 Sept 2009.
Collapse of Western excess is creating a crisis for developing countries caught in the tailwind. 2.8 billion survive on less than two dollars a day. After significant gains in the last decade, which saw GDP growing across Africa at an average of 5%, latest figures indicate this is dropped to less than 3%. The solutions are complex, will be incremental, and require action at both macro (intergovernmental) and micro-levels (individuals and NGOs assisting economic development on the ground). There is no silver bullet, but only realistic and committed action at all levels.
The Greek economy is rarely a few weeks or months away from another economic, financial or political crisis. Does Greece have a long-term future inside the Euro Zone? It is clear that, having enjoyed strong economic growth in the years following her accession to the European Union, Greece has struggled to emerge from deep economic problems in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. Greece is a small open economy, her GDP accounts for less than 0.25% of world output and Greece is a relatively small country within the Euro Zone. But her difficulties pose systemic risks for the currency union.
After the storm- Global Financial Crisis 27 aug 2010Gaurav Sharma
Global Financial Order - Reasons for Crisis, Current Status, The BIG Shifts- Public Debt, Global De-leverage, Wealth Concetration & Creation.
Talk Delivered at Fore School Of Management, new Delhi
Major Market Crises of History: Reason and Effect YRS1204
There are many market crises that happened over the last 150 years, three of the major ones are discussed in the presentation which are:
1929 Wall Street Crash
2000 Dot-Com Bubble
2008 Global Financial Crisis
The Greek economy is rarely a few weeks or months away from another economic, financial or political crisis. Does Greece have a long-term future inside the Euro Zone? It is clear that, having enjoyed strong economic growth in the years following her accession to the European Union, Greece has struggled to emerge from deep economic problems in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis. Greece is a small open economy, her GDP accounts for less than 0.25% of world output and Greece is a relatively small country within the Euro Zone. But her difficulties pose systemic risks for the currency union.
After the storm- Global Financial Crisis 27 aug 2010Gaurav Sharma
Global Financial Order - Reasons for Crisis, Current Status, The BIG Shifts- Public Debt, Global De-leverage, Wealth Concetration & Creation.
Talk Delivered at Fore School Of Management, new Delhi
Major Market Crises of History: Reason and Effect YRS1204
There are many market crises that happened over the last 150 years, three of the major ones are discussed in the presentation which are:
1929 Wall Street Crash
2000 Dot-Com Bubble
2008 Global Financial Crisis
Joey Bermudez from the Management Association of the Philippines delivers his keynote address on how the global financial crisis has the Philippines. (Jan 29, PACAP Community Development Forum: Microfinance Amidst the Global Financial Crisis"
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This is a presentation on Worldwide Financial Crisis made by Vinod Thomas, Director-General & Senior Vice President at the Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank. In the presentation, Mr. Thomas describes the reasons for the recent financial crisis, highlights the extent of damages, and discusses policy responses to the crisis.
ECO 202 – Written Assignment Scoring Rubric Complete th.docxtidwellveronique
ECO 202 – Written Assignment Scoring Rubric
Complete the assignment with attention to the following criteria:
Rating Scale Exemplary: Corresponds to an A- to A (90-100%)
Proficient: Corresponds to B- to B+ (80-89%)
Basic: Corresponds to C- to C+ (70-79%)
Novice: Corresponds to D to D+ (60-69%)
Not Attempted: Corresponds to an F (0-59%)
Elements
Criteria
Not Attempted
(Criterion is
missing or not in
evidence)
Novice
(does not meet
expectations;
performance is
substandard)
Basic
(works towards
meeting expectations;
performance needs
improvement)
Proficient
(meets expectations;
performance is
satisfactory)
Exemplary
(exceeds
expectations;
performance is
outstanding)
Length
Requirements
20%
There was little
or no evidence
of an essay
0-11 Points
The paper is
entirely too
short.
12-13 Points
The paper
contains a great
deal of “fluff” and
still doesn’t meet
the length
requirements
14-15 Points
The paper is just
a little on the
short side and/or
it meets the
requirements
only because it
contains “fluff”
that could use
trimming.
16-17 Points
The paper falls
within the
required length
requirements
without going
over and
without straying
from the main
topic(s).
18-20 Points
Mechanics of
Writing
30%
Little to no
evidence of
proper writing
mechanics
0-17 Points
The grammar
of the paper
greatly
impedes
understanding
of content;
and/or the
paper contains
no citations.
18-20 Points
The paper needs
a good deal of
improvement with
respect to
grammar,
citations, spelling,
and/or style.
21-23 Points
The paper is
mostly free of
errors with
respect to
grammar,
citations, spelling,
and/or style, but
needs some
improvement in
this area.
24-26 Points
The paper is
nearly perfect
with respect to
grammar,
citations,
spelling, and
style.
27-30 Points
Understanding
& Application
50%
The paper
exhibits a
complete lack
of
understanding
of the text
and/or course
materials, and
the application
was incorrect.
0-29 Points
The paper
exhibits very
little
understanding
of the text
and/or course
materials, and
the application
was vague.
30-34 Points
The paper exhibits
basic
understanding of
the text and/or
course materials,
but needs
improvement in
this area. The
application was
superficial and did
not go in depth.
35-39 Points
The paper
exhibits sufficient
understanding of
the text and/or
course materials,
but some
improvement
needed. The
application was
detailed and
shows a
developing level
of understanding.
40-44 Points
The paper does
an excellent job
demonstrating
an accurate
understanding
of the text
and/or course
materials. The
application
showed a
higher level of
analysis
45-50 Points
Chapter 7.
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009endpoverty2015
This report is based on a master set of data that has been compiled by an Inter-Agency and Expert
Group on MDG Indicators led by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United
Nations Secretariat, in response to the wishes of the General Assembly for periodic assessment of
progress towards the MDGs. The Group comprises representatives of the international
organizations whose activities include the preparation of one or more of the series of statistical indicators that were identified as appropriate for monitoring progress towards the MDGs, as reflected in the list below. A number of national statisticians and outside expert advisers also contributed.
BOND Capital is a global technology investment firm that supports visionary founders throughout their life cycle of innovation & growth. BOND’s founding partners have backed industry pioneers such as DocuSign, Peloton, Spotify, Square & Uber.
by Mary, Noah, Mood, Juliet, Daegwon, Paul & the BOND Team.
Speaking to a crowd of more than 1,000 students and other members of the University of Texas at Austin community, Dean Tom Gilligan used colorful charts and detailed graphs to explore trends in prosperity and poverty around the world. He explained how gross domestic product (GDP) is used as a measurement tool, how “real GDP” and “GDP per capita” are calculated, and how these figures are used to compare economies across regions, across populations and across the world.
Tiger Worm Toilets (Oxfam Public Health Engineering webinar) Oxfam GB
Ever scratched your head trying to find safe excreta disposal solutions for pour flush latrines in congested urban slums, remote locations, high water tables, rocky ground and no-network areas? Well, this webinar could have the answers you've been looking for.
The worm based sanitation project in Monrovia was designed by Oxfam and inspired by the Biofil (from Ghana) and Tiger Toilet systems. This novel system aims to tackle the challenges of excreta disposal where de-sludging is not possible and was designed for pour flush latrines (where waste is disposed of directly into an above ground concrete chamber). The worms live in a bedding material (coconut fibre which has been soaked for 24 hours in water) and eat the waste flushed into the chamber. Excreta are deposited on this bedding material whilst the liquid is filtered through a media of gravel, charcoal and sand. The effluent produced is collected in an external sump, which is then emptied by the householder.
After 3 years there is virtually no waste to remove from the chamber as the worms eat and excrete nominal amounts. This approach of course requires community engagement, understanding and pro-activeness before, during and after the installation of the system.
For both the presentation and the audio, visit our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/j04tGVNP6Xg
Global wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a small wealthy elite. These wealthy individuals have generated and sustained their vast riches through their interests and activities in a few important economic sectors, including finance and insurance, and pharmaceuticals and healthcare. Companies from these sectors spend millions of dollars every year on lobbying to create a policy environment that protects and enhances their interests further. The most prolific lobbying activities in the US are on budget and tax issues; public resources that should be directed to benefit the whole population, rather than reflect the interests of powerful lobbyists.
This briefing explains Oxfam’s methodology and data sources and updates key inequality statistics, such as Oxfam’s frequently cited fact in 2014: ‘85 billionaires have the same wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population’.
Steps towards a living wage in global supply chainsOxfam GB
In Dec 2014 Oxfam released an issue briefing on the living wage. You can read more about it here: www.oxfam.org.uk/livingwage
We've made this presentation available for anyone who would like to share the ideas from our living wage paper. It is fully editable, includes key graphics, and can be incorporated into other corporate presentations.
‘वोटर्स विल मस्ट प्रीवेल’ (मतदाताओं को जीतना होगा) अभियान द्वारा जारी हेल्पलाइन नंबर, 4 जून को सुबह 7 बजे से दोपहर 12 बजे तक मतगणना प्रक्रिया में कहीं भी किसी भी तरह के उल्लंघन की रिपोर्ट करने के लिए खुला रहेगा।
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An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
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Here is Gabe Whitley's response to my defamation lawsuit for him calling me a rapist and perjurer in court documents.
You have to read it to believe it, but after you read it, you won't believe it. And I included eight examples of defamatory statements/
1. The Global
Economic Crisis
Lecture given by Duncan Green
Head of Research at Oxfam GB
Notre Dame University, September 2009
Part of a series of From Poverty to Power lectures.
2. Main Messages
The global financial crisis has become an
economic and now a development crisis
Social impact in poor countries is serious and
multi-faceted
Origins of the crisis lie in deregulation and
financialization of the global economy
The crisis brings both dangers and opportunities
for change
3. Where are we at?
Growth and Poverty
The more integrated the countries are, the faster/deeper
the contagion
Almost no economy is fully decoupled
Crisis has knocked 5.3% off GDP for 115 low and middle
income countries in 2009, and a predicted 3% in 2010
Growth collapse greater in less poor countries, so
reduces overall poverty impact a bit
= +50m on < $1 a day in 2009 (another 39m in 2010)
Figs for < $2 a day 64m and 120m
This is superimposed on a downward trend
– Source: Chen and Ravallion
4. Trade and Finance drying up
Africa loses $250bn in exports in 09
Commodity prices (Zambia/mining tax)
Garment other export industries (Bangladesh v
Cambodia)
Tourism (Madagascar)
Financial flows (all)
Remittances (Pacific islands, Bangladesh)
5. Social Impact
Interwoven with food price crisis: food riots etc.
5,000 Kwacha in Zambia buys you……
6. Social Impact (continued)
‘Signs of strain’: fears of conflict, crime,
abandoned children and old people; kids dropping
out of school (Bangladesh)
7. Social Impact (continued)
40 million jobs lost worldwide (ILO) and unemployment
lags growth in recoveries
Women workers in global supply chains: women are
often first to be laid off, with employers refusing to pay
outstanding wages and evading legal obligations to give
notice and pay compensation.
Migrant workers: illegal migrants are particularly at risk
both from redundancy and abusive employers; in Vietnam
and China, families are taking girls out of school to try and
raise family incomes; plus returning to places of origin, or
being subsidised from home
8. How did we get here?
Financialization of global economy post ‘71
Asset bubbles in North
Integration of global economy means countries
rise and fall together
Lack of systemic oversight
10. So is this the Great Depression,
or the 97-8 Asian Financial Crisis?
Some shifts have accelerated or become more likely
Others have slowed down or become harder
Some could go either way
11. What gets easier/more likely?
International
– Rise of China and the G2
– G20 replaces the G8
– Some level of de-financialization
National
– Washington Consensus a damaged brand, esp. in
developing countries
– Hence re-regulation and an enhanced role for the state
(e.g. industrial policy)
– Stressing role of domestic and regional markets >
exports
– Switch to domestic resource mobilization (e.g. tax)
12. What gets harder/
becomes less likely?
International
– Aid volumes likely to slow or fall
– Less attention to climate change
National
– Fiscal pressures on government spending on
essential services, agriculture etc
– Recession makes small reforms harder
– Low growth increases risk of conflict (Collier)
– Some social partners (e.g. trade unions)
weakened by recession
– MDG progress likely to slow
13. And some things could go either way
Aid: demand will rise as supply falls, innovative
financing may square the circle
Foreign investors may get more powerful (Zambia)
or weaker (tax havens)
Privatization may fall out of favour (critique of
Washington Consensus) or grow (fiscal crisis)
IFIs become more powerful again, but have
promised reforms
14. Principles for a Sustainable Recovery
Well-being is the end, growth just one of the means
Assess impact on people and planet before legislating
Finance must be servant, not master
Build states, not undermine them
Process matters
15. Policy Implications for Governments
Be counter-cyclical and poverty-focussed
– But most LDCs hitting fiscal crunch, so more aid is
needed
Small (and medium) is beautiful
Jobs (quality and quantity) crucial
Expand social protection and get cash into the hands of
the poor
In the longer term
– Build the fiscal covenant (i.e. sort out tax)
– Regional strategies for the worst hit countries
– Diversify economy
16. Further Reading from the Blog
The rise of the G2 (US + China),
www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=482
UN response to the crisis,
www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=377
How governments are responding in poor
countries, www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=308
Is the global crisis big enough? Shocks and
change, www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=309
17. Further Reading and Links
World Bank crisis website,
http://www.worldbank.org/financialcrisis/
International Labour Organization ‘global jobs
crisis’,
http://www.ilo.org/pls/apex/f?p=jobcrisis:1:118843
9453829401
Stiglitz Commission report on crisis and response,
http://www.un.org/ga/president/63/interactive/finan
cialcrisis/PreliminaryReport210509.pdf