End Of Poverty

The question of solving poverty has been pondered by philosophers, politicians, socialists, and even economists for centuries. What causes poverty, how can we fix it, and when we can fix it are all questions that they ask. Many solutions have been proposed, few have been tested, and none have proven to be successful. In The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time, Jeffrey D. Sachs presents a practical and viable plan to end global poverty. Sachs hopes to achieve this through a nation building process, funded by the richest nations, that develops the "economic plumbing" for the flow of economic prosperity to impoverished nations. According to Sachs, if we build a nation's infrastructure, then we can successfully eliminate the
They do not have any warrant because Sachs fails to, at the very least, hint at the consequences of the taking such actions. The second deficiency is that Sachs provides no plan as to how this will be achieved. He acknowledges these problems when he states these people will "not necessarily trust one another." The fact that he acknowledges one problem, but fails to provide a solution to it, only contributes to the overall weakness of his argument. There is no problem with raising the voice of the poor, but there is no link showing that doing this would decrease poverty. In addressing the harnessing of global science, Sachs's description of this step is very vague. How are we to address the unmet challenges of the poor, and what are these challenges? Sachs does not provide us with an
He starts off by advocating the necessity for this global movement though his description of the horrible conditions millions of people face every day. There is no hesitation in saying that we need a global movement to combat poverty. However, Sachs fails to present an encompassing plan that is able to deal with curveballs. If we take Sachs's plan and modify it slightly to encompass the importance of combating poverty internally first, broadening the scope of his plan, and redirecting some of the burden to these impoverished nations, then we can hope to end poverty in the near future. The most important aspect of combating poverty is time and globalization. Global poverty can only be ended when we allow the forces of globalization to kick in and spread economic prosperity to all members of the