The Effect of Third World Poverty on US Security

1983

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Release : 1983
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Download or read book The Effect of Third World Poverty on US Security written by . This book was released on 1983. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The persistence of poverty and stagnation in the Third World poses certain problems for American policymakers. Before the United States can achieve mutually cooperative relations with Third World countries, we must decide whether there are limits to growth or whether the economic pie can expand continuously, If the possibilities for growth are not infinite, we may expect more confrontation with less-developed countries (LDCs) as they demand an international redistribution of wealth. We must clarify the role of trade (and especially free trade) as an engine for development. Do we want Third World states to participate in free trade if it means that some American enterprises are to be forced our of business and that larger shards of the international market are captured by Third World producers: Free-trade advocates suggest that such developments would make for a healthier international economy in the long run. Also, there would be greater incentive for American manufacturers to innovate and become more competitive. However, there would be serious short-term consequences in this country. WE must ask whether it will become necessary for the United States to compromise certain policy objectives as the international economic and political environments become more interdependent. If such compromises are required, which goals are expendable? In other words, what are our goals, how do we assign priorities to our goals, and how are our goals related to the dynamics and realities of the international system? For instance, the type of government and political programs the United States favors will depend in part upon whether we identify Soviet subversion of the eradication of hunger as the most pressing concern in the Third World. Does the United States want to integrate Third World states into a global network of alliances? Moreover, could the United States achieve such a network, if doing so were thought to be advisable? This objective may be at odds with an LDC's plans.

Globalization and Poverty

2007-11-01 Business & Economics

Author : Ann Harrison
Release : 2007-11-01
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Globalization and Poverty written by Ann Harrison. This book was released on 2007-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, the percentage of the world’s population living on less than a dollar a day has been cut in half. How much of that improvement is because of—or in spite of—globalization? While anti-globalization activists mount loud critiques and the media report breathlessly on globalization’s perils and promises, economists have largely remained silent, in part because of an entrenched institutional divide between those who study poverty and those who study trade and finance. Globalization and Poverty bridges that gap, bringing together experts on both international trade and poverty to provide a detailed view of the effects of globalization on the poor in developing nations, answering such questions as: Do lower import tariffs improve the lives of the poor? Has increased financial integration led to more or less poverty? How have the poor fared during various currency crises? Does food aid hurt or help the poor? Poverty, the contributors show here, has been used as a popular and convenient catchphrase by parties on both sides of the globalization debate to further their respective arguments. Globalization and Poverty provides the more nuanced understanding necessary to move that debate beyond the slogans.

Too Poor for Peace?

2007 Business & Economics

Author : Lael Brainard
Release : 2007
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Too Poor for Peace? written by Lael Brainard. This book was released on 2007. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Extreme poverty exhausts institutions, depletes resources, weakens leadership, and ultimately contributes to rising insecurity and conflict. Just as poverty begets insecurity, however, the reverse is also true. As the destabilizing effects of conflict settle in, civil institutions are undermined and poverty proliferates. Breaking this nexus between poverty and conflict is one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century. The authors of this compelling book --some of the most experienced practitioners from around the world --investigate the complex and dynamic relationship between poverty and insecurity, exploring possible agents for change. They bring the latest lessons and intellectual framework to bear in an examination of African leadership, the private sector, and American foreign aid as vehicles for improving economic conditions and security. Contributors include Colin Kahl (University of Minnesota), Vinca LaFleur (Vinca LaFleur Communications), Edward Miguel (University of California, Berkeley), Jane Nelson (Harvard University and Brookings), Anthony Nyong (University of Jos and the International Development Research Centre, Nairobi), Susan Rice (Brookings), Robert Rotberg (Harvard University and the World Peace Foundation), Marc Sommers (Tufts University), Hendrik Urdal (International Peace Research Institute), and Jennifer Windsor (Freedom House).

Security and Economy in the Third World

2014-07-14 Political Science

Author : Nicole Ball
Release : 2014-07-14
Genre : Political Science
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Download or read book Security and Economy in the Third World written by Nicole Ball. This book was released on 2014-07-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicole Ball brings the effects of security expenditure to the center of that debate, examining in detail how the potential negative consequences on development outweigh the potential positive effects. Originally published in 1988. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020

2020-12-23 Business & Economics

Author : World Bank
Release : 2020-12-23
Genre : Business & Economics
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Download or read book Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020 written by World Bank. This book was released on 2020-12-23. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of the biennial Poverty and Shared Prosperity report brings sobering news. The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic and its associated economic crisis, compounded by the effects of armed conflict and climate change, are reversing hard-won gains in poverty reduction and shared prosperity. The fight to end poverty has suffered its worst setback in decades after more than 20 years of progress. The goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, already at risk before the pandemic, is now beyond reach in the absence of swift, significant, and sustained action, and the objective of advancing shared prosperity—raising the incomes of the poorest 40 percent in each country—will be much more difficult. Poverty and Shared Prosperity 2020: Reversals of Fortune presents new estimates of COVID-19's impacts on global poverty and shared prosperity. Harnessing fresh data from frontline surveys and economic simulations, it shows that pandemic-related job losses and deprivation worldwide are hitting already poor and vulnerable people hard, while also shifting the profile of global poverty to include millions of 'new poor.' Original analysis included in the report shows that the new poor are more urban, better educated, and less likely to work in agriculture than those living in extreme poverty before COVID-19. It also gives new estimates of the impact of conflict and climate change, and how they overlap. These results are important for targeting policies to safeguard lives and livelihoods. It shows how some countries are acting to reverse the crisis, protect those most vulnerable, and promote a resilient recovery. These findings call for urgent action. If the global response fails the world's poorest and most vulnerable people now, the losses they have experienced to date will be minimal compared with what lies ahead. Success over the long term will require much more than stopping COVID-19. As efforts to curb the disease and its economic fallout intensify, the interrupted development agenda in low- and middle-income countries must be put back on track. Recovering from today's reversals of fortune requires tackling the economic crisis unleashed by COVID-19 with a commitment proportional to the crisis itself. In doing so, countries can also plant the seeds for dealing with the long-term development challenges of promoting inclusive growth, capital accumulation, and risk prevention—particularly the risks of conflict and climate change.

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