Comments on: Is the world getting better? http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html A conversation on global economic issues, ideas & data to help us all become better contributors to defeating the scourge of extreme global poverty Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:26:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: PAUL EHRLICH, still wrong after all these years. « The Tizona Group http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html/comment-page-1#comment-10364 PAUL EHRLICH, still wrong after all these years. « The Tizona Group Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:41:48 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-the-world-getting-better.html#comment-10364 [...] (Heres an article from a poverty fighting website, in fact things are getting better on an absolute level, in pretty well every area mentioned, [...] [...] (Heres an article from a poverty fighting website, in fact things are getting better on an absolute level, in pretty well every area mentioned, [...]

]]> By: Ryan Gunderson http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html/comment-page-1#comment-154 Ryan Gunderson Mon, 03 Mar 2008 01:29:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-the-world-getting-better.html#comment-154 I was aware of the China statistic; the fact that China accounts for so much of the improvement in poverty alleviation suggests to me that most traditional approaches to development have been unsuccessful. China's success has been largely market-driven. I'm hopeful that innovative approaches to income generation, such as those offered by Unitus, International Development Enterprises (IDE), KickStart, etc. will scale up quickly and be copied by others to bring about sustainable improvement among hundreds of millions of the world's extreme poor. I was aware of the China statistic; the fact that China accounts for so much of the improvement in poverty alleviation suggests to me that most traditional approaches to development have been unsuccessful. China’s success has been largely market-driven. I’m hopeful that innovative approaches to income generation, such as those offered by Unitus, International Development Enterprises (IDE), KickStart, etc. will scale up quickly and be copied by others to bring about sustainable improvement among hundreds of millions of the world’s extreme poor.

]]> By: Dave Richards http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html/comment-page-1#comment-150 Dave Richards Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:08:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-the-world-getting-better.html#comment-150 Blaark, you may need to get an updated version of Adobe Acrobat as I checked and it opened fine for me.<br/><br/>Good question about environmental impacts. The article really doesn't address this. Blaark, you may need to get an updated version of Adobe Acrobat as I checked and it opened fine for me.

Good question about environmental impacts. The article really doesn’t address this.

]]> By: Blaark http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html/comment-page-1#comment-149 Blaark Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:56:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-the-world-getting-better.html#comment-149 Unfortunately the article, when I attempted to view it through your link, came out as gibberish so I can't really read it over... My concern is probably discussed by the author(s) but I'll put it to you anyways-- while the economic gains seem robust what is the environmental consequence of this global growth? If people continue to climb out of poverty on the back of industrial development are we all getting false returns?<br/><br/>Not wanting to be a spoil-sport... I would love to see a world improved and there seems evidence that optimism is warranted but cautiously... Unfortunately the article, when I attempted to view it through your link, came out as gibberish so I can’t really read it over… My concern is probably discussed by the author(s) but I’ll put it to you anyways– while the economic gains seem robust what is the environmental consequence of this global growth? If people continue to climb out of poverty on the back of industrial development are we all getting false returns?

Not wanting to be a spoil-sport… I would love to see a world improved and there seems evidence that optimism is warranted but cautiously…

]]> By: Barmak Kusha http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-world-getting-better.html/comment-page-1#comment-148 Barmak Kusha Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:38:00 +0000 http://www.defeatpoverty.com/2008/02/is-the-world-getting-better.html#comment-148 Very important point Very important point

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