Tax credit refunds are an effective means of ensuring that Canada's poverty gap, now clearly identified, is addressed for low-income families. So what's taking so long?
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The abandonment of crop farming fields isn't new. But some researchers say it's accelerated in the last two decades.
The child support grant, as a policy instrument, cannot work alone in ensuring that young people thrive and succeed.
What should be done to ensure that the SDGs actually change countries' development trajectories? Here are four practical steps.
The more humans seek happiness, the more it can elude them. In exploring this conundrum, a Nigerian novelist spoke with everyday people in his country, finding the coexistence of hope and deprivation.
In the US, poverty is measured by income level. But that measure misses many other aspects of poverty – like unemployment, poor health and a lack of health insurance.
In many urban poor areas such as slums, programmes by governments and NGOs are established to help families and mitigate malnutrition. But are these effective?
Poaching of African elephants has fallen, but the species is still at risk. Law enforcement and ivory bans help, but tackling poverty is key to stopping poaching at the source.
Poorer countries can now refuse shipments of plastic waste and slow the build-up of pollution on their shores.
The data suggest that boys experience as much disadvantage as girls.
Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn't stopped a poor Mississippi community from trying to profit off one version of the story.
As the rich get richer in India, many voters seem willing to overlook their everyday struggles, hoping that the trickle-down effect of a "business friendly" government will help the overall economy.
Canadians should invest in affordable housing. It's a commitment to lifting the most vulnerable members of our society from the ground up — and lifting our entire country up in the process.
The mere presence of NGOs, no matter their size or aims, inadvertently reduced the legitimacy of local village headmen.
Just as America's highways, sewage systems and water pipes need fixing, so does the growing gap between rich and poor. Trump and the Democrats could use that money to address both.
As South Africa marks 25 years of freedom, many citizens have to contend with the harsh reality that they can't eat democracy.
To claim that protests are being organised suggests sinister motives. But all protest is organised. So are cake sales and shopping expeditions.
Half of South Africa's population remain chronically poor, and the quarter in-between struggle to stay out of reach of destitution.
Poverty leaves people feeling unable to take responsibility for their future – but community programmes can empower young people to take control.
In order to be successful, the I Promise Academy needs to confront issues of race – much like LeBron James himself, who launched the school amid great fanfare in 2018, an education scholar argues.
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Director: Environment and Production Technology Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), CGIAR System Organization
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
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Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Dean of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand
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Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Lecturer of Finance, Graduate School of Business (GSB), University of Cape Town
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Professor of Economics, Fordham University
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Research Professor in Social Policy, UNSW
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Associate Professor, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
