This article contributes to the civic identity development literature by exploring how a scholarship program emphasizing entrepreneurship and economic revitalization can facilitate engagement across difference in pursuit of shared anti-poverty commitments. Drawing on theories of entrepreneurial action, civic identity development literature, and a…

"The demographics of families in poverty around the globe may be diverse, but parents' dreams for their children are similar everywhere: good health, a good education, economic stability, and a better future." This new report from the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Ascend at The Aspen Institute develops a "two generation"…

Foundation funding focused on Ghana over the past decade has encompassed all aspects of the global development agenda and beyond. Among foundations whose grants are tracked by Foundation Center, their giving focused on Ghana totaled $499 million between 2002 and 2012. While few foundations intentionally aligned their grantmaking priorities with…

This report is one of a series of papers presented to encourage discussion on the evaluation of important development issues. The recent emphasis within the Agency for International Development (AID) on knowing the impacts of development assistance, particularly the benefit incidence of projects and programs, makes it important to look at the…

Bangladesh could achieve self-sufficiency despite natural and man-made catastrophies. It contains rich alluvial soils and abundant groundwater. The country also possesses energy resources needed for development. By combining agrarian reform with population control and small industry development the Bangladesh government hopes to restructure its…

The author discusses the work of the International Council for Adult Education in the areas of poverty, development, and international aid. Development, he contends, serves only to widen the gap between the haves and have-nots. He presents a concept of adult education that he believes may remedy the situation. (CH)

This report was created in conjunction with the Association of Canadian Community College's (ACCC) review of the federal government's contribution to reducing poverty in Canada. Colleges and institutes are fundamental partners in the socio-economic infrastructure and development of their communities. Colleges deliver a comprehensive array of…

This resource guide contains complete descriptions of films about poverty and development both in the United States and in poor nations. The films are selected for use in classrooms, workshops, and community seminars and annotations summarize film content. Topics related to development in the United States include perspectives, poverty, realities…

Interprets the efforts to reduce poverty and socio-cultural disadvantage in the Lesser Slave Lake Region, one of Canada's foremost case studies in rational planning and development. (Author/JM)

The president of the World Bank Group outlines the great need for developed and developing countries to make greater efforts to rescue poorer nations and other impoverished areas from their continuing poverty. (Author/RK)

Food security means access by all people at all times to enough food for an active and healthy life. Available data suggest that more than 700 million people in the developing world lack the food necessary for such a life. No problem of underdevelopment may be more serious or have such important implications for the long-term growth of low-income…

This report examines the causes and effects of Appalachian poverty, focusing on education, unemployment, social services, and economic development. The data in the report were extracted from the 1980 U.S. Census. Although there has been a steady decline in Appalachian poverty rates since the landmark 1964 declaration of a War on Poverty,…

The development theory for progress in the countries of the Third World must be based on the aspirations of the common people; the majority poor. The poor cannot simply be provided with resources; they must also be psychologically, socially, and economically empowered. The most important conflict in poor countries is between urban and rural…