DVM 2106 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Millennium Summit, Good Governance, Jeffrey Sachs
20 Aug 2016
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DVM2106
January 15th 2015
Module 1: Poverty
-poverty is a denial of basic human rights
-there is an ethical and moral imperative to address poverty
-it is a violation of standards of social justice, principles of non-discrimination and equality
-Millennium Summit (2000) goals:
-have the right to live and raise children in dignity
-free from hunger
-free from fear of violence, oppression, and injustice
-a broader understanding of the definition includes deprivations that hinder human wellbeing
-distinction between MDGs and SDGs:
-separation of addressing poverty as through only hunger
-increased focus on social protection systems
-ensures rights
-addresses resilience in the poor
-focus on creating better frameworks and more inclusive policies
-what are development traps? why is poverty persistent?
-increased population that surpasses growth
-geographical region
-lack of competition in the global market/being entered unequally
-generations poverty
-lack of good governance and infrastructure
-civil wars due to the colonial departure, natural resources
-types of development traps
-conflict trap
-natural resources trap
-landlocked with bad neighbours (unable to tap into world economic growth since export
strategies are not available to them)
-bad governance in a small country (discourages potential investors who are unfamiliar with
the country)
-consequences of this poverty lead to increased vulnerability
-SDG goal to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere” by 2030
-eradicate extreme poverty (1.25$/day)
-reduce by half the proportion living in poverty
-identify and work on social protection systems (insurance, safety nets, etc)
-ensure equal rights to economic resources and basic services
-building resilience of the poor (training, education, etc)
-mobilize resources (to ensure training happens)
-create poverty frameworks to support investments
-practical applications: goal setting opportunities
-quantize expression to development objectives
-encourage data collection (to record on a regular basis)
-guidelines for action for nations
-focal points and benchmarks for determining and monitoring actions
-accountability mechanisms (advocacy groups can voice concerns when promises are not
kept)
-give expression to global commitments and cosmopolitan values
-poverty assessment tools are used to determine who is poor in a community through
household survey research
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Document Summary
Poverty is a denial of basic human rights. There is an ethical and moral imperative to address poverty. It is a violation of standards of social justice, principles of non-discrimination and equality. Have the right to live and raise children in dignity. Free from fear of violence, oppression, and injustice. A broader understanding of the de nition includes deprivations that hinder human wellbeing. Separation of addressing poverty as through only hunger. Focus on creating better frameworks and more inclusive policies. Lack of competition in the global market/being entered unequally. Civil wars due to the colonial departure, natural resources. Landlocked with bad neighbours (unable to tap into world economic growth since export strategies are not available to them) Bad governance in a small country (discourages potential investors who are unfamiliar with the country) Consequences of this poverty lead to increased vulnerability. Sdg goal to end poverty in all its forms everywhere by 2030. Reduce by half the proportion living in poverty.
