Effective poverty reduction programs require careful measurement of poverty status. Commonly used consumption or income-based classifications of poverty aggregate together households that are persistently poor with those who are only in poverty due to passing conditions. They also classify as non-poor households that are at risk of falling into…

This article describes the current relationship between management education in Colombia and the efforts of the management program at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (UPB) in Medellin to reduce local poverty. The article uses the metaphor of "the bubble" to illustrate how social class, family socialization, and the current UPB…

The article presents a case study in which business leaders deal with challenging problems related to poverty, involving multiple stakeholders. This emphasizes the importance of training prospective global leaders to manage stakeholder relationships and engage in stakeholder dialogue. The authors highlight the stakeholder role played by…

THERE ARE THREE CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH THE EDUCATOR MAY DECIDE THAT PROGRAMS SHOULD BE PRESENTED BY MACHINE RATHER THAN IN BOOK FORMAT--(1) WHEN THE PROGRAM REQUIRES PRESENTATION OF A WIDER RANGE OF STIMULI THAN IS POSSIBLE IN MORE CONVENTIONAL FORMATS, (2) WHEN THERE IS NEED FOR MORE CONTROL OVER STUDENT PERFORMANCE THAN IS POSSIBLE IN BOOK…

Supports Dr. Leonard Reissman's argument that poverty programs have failed not because the poor lack drive but because they lack opportunity. (RJ)

Doing business at the base of the pyramid is a topic of increasing interest to business practitioners and academics. Base of the pyramid business offers the promise of great economic gains for companies and the possibility of a powerful new approach to alleviate poverty. At the same time, it may threaten local culture and independence while…

This paper discusses the three hypothetical market baskets of goods and services for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes annual cost estimates. This program is referred to as the standard budgets or family budget program. The family budget program provides: 1) estimates of budget levels originally constructed to represent standards of…

This paper provides a detailed analysis of the differential impact of alternative allocation procedures for Title I funds provided for under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and including the impact on both selected states and all states of changing the poverty definition, the impact of updating the poverty count, the impact of changing…

In tracing the history and purposes of domestic antipoverty programs, this study seeks to explain why the problem of poverty in America is still unsolved. The analysis of past performance and proposals for the future are based on a combination of cost-benefit analysis of specific programs and general economic analysis of the problems of domestic…

THE POOR FEEL THAT MEMBERS OF THE MIDDLE CLASS, INCLUDING CIVIL RIGHTS AND POVERTY WORKERS, DO NOT TRULY UNDERSTAND THE UNENDING STRUGGLE FOR SURVIVAL WHICH CHARACTERIZES A LIFE OF POVERTY. THE POOR DO NOT GLORY IN THEIR CONDITION AND ARE WILLING TO BE HELPED, BUT THEY ARE SUSPICIOUS OF AID WHICH SEEMS TO HUMILIATE THEM OR OF ANY PERSON WHO WOULD…

In response to the experience of the 1990s, the international community has adopted a set of international development goals for reductions in income poverty and improvements in human development indicators. The report states that attacking poverty in low- and middle-income countries is the greatest single challenge facing the global development…

Describes a poverty program for exrending concern beyond parish boundaries to the total community. (GB)

Discusses the importance of developing curricular initiatives that educate students on the major facts and issues associated with poverty in America. Provides key poverty statistics and highlights useful Internet resources that offer resource lists, success stories, relevant press releases, and curriculum guides. For example, the PovertyUSA Web…

Discusses various viewpoints on poverty. Contrasts progressive-era politics with today's dependency politics. Differing views of the poor and the causes of poverty impede the implementation of the new paternalistic programs which have, in some places, begun to succeed. Urges a consensus. (DM)