PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Sierra Leone, Core War, Poverty Trap
6 Dec 2016
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If rich world fails, it will imperil world. If free cannot save poor, it cannot save rich. Extreme poverty ppl living on under a dollar a day. End of poverty by 2025 impossible dream, but within reach. Scientifically sound objective urgent in our generation. Millions die of extreme poverty each year. Us vs them mentality war eruption. War result of collapse of impoverished society. Somalia, afghanistan core wars of extreme poverty. Recent wars of liberia, sierra leonne, haiti. On average, with comparable corruption levels, africa"s life expectancy 20 years below others: due to history, ecology, weak infrastructure and burgeoning population growth identify scientifically. Africa 4 burdens (solvable with proven low cost tech: 1. Dependence on rain-fed agriculture risk okf drought present: soils depleted of nutrients, farmers unable to get fertilizers to replenish soils, disease ecology, 3. Colonial powers didn"t build proper streets like other world: 4. Fertility rates so high, pop rates doubling each generation: poverty trap.
