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International Poverty: (Law and Communism?)

International Poverty: (Law and Communism?). Is it possible?. Why care about International economic justice issues?. International Health Environment and pollution Epidemics such as famines and aids, SARS, bird flu. International Trade Energy sources/prices Middle east price of oil

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International Poverty: (Law and Communism?)

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  1. International Poverty:(Law and Communism?)

  2. Is it possible?

  3. Why care about International economic justice issues?

  4. International Health Environment and pollution Epidemics such as famines and aids, SARS, bird flu

  5. International Trade Energy sources/prices Middle east price of oil Wheat, corn, soybean prices Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Bmw, Chrysler Labor issues Sweatshops, Nafta, Jobs Jobs moving back and forth Phones Shreveport to Hong Kong to Indonesia Internet connectivity eg guy in manilla shut down tens of millions with accidental virus

  6. Immigration movement towards good jobs safe countries refugees Immigration

  7. International Safety Issues • military upheavals • nuclear weapons • terrorism • weapons • narcotics • international organized crime

  8. If World Was Village of 100 People If we could shrink the population of the world to a village of 100 people, with all the existing human relations remaining the same, what would it look like?

  9. Place of Origin: If the world were a village of 100 people how many would be from: Europe? Western Hemisphere Including Latin American/Caribbean? North America alone? Africa? Asia?

  10. World Village 100 People • Gender Male? Female? • Race People of color? White? • Religions Top 5?

  11. Urban dwellers? (defined as people living in towns of 2000 or more) World Village 100 People

  12. World Village 100 People • Without Adequate Shelter? • Living on $1 a day or less? • Living on $2 a day or less? • Without basic sanitation? • Malnourished? • Illiterate ?

  13. World Village 100 People • College Educated? • Computers Available? • Internet users? • Wealth (gdp/capita) • High $ group (country)? • Low $ group (country)

  14. World Village 100 People Place of Origin: How many from Europe?

  15. World Village of 100 • Place of Origin: • Europe? 12

  16. World Village 100: Place of Origin • Western Hemisphere (Including Latin American/Caribbean)? • North America alone?

  17. World Village 100 People • Western Hemisphere (Including Latin American/Caribbean)? 9 • North America alone? 5

  18. World Village 100 People • Africa?

  19. World Village 100 People • Africa? 13

  20. World Village 100: Place of Origin • Asia?

  21. World Village 100: Place of Origin • Asia? 60

  22. World Village 100 People • Gender Male? 50 Female? 50 • Race People of color? 70 White? 30 • Religions Top 5?

  23. Religions Top 5? Christians 33 Muslims 18 Hindus 16 Buddhists 6 Others and non 37

  24. World Village 100 People –Urban vs Rural

  25. Urban dwellers? (defined as people living in towns of 2000 or more) 47 World Village 100 People

  26. World Village 100 People • Without Adequate Shelter? 17 • Living on $1 a day or less? 25 • Living on $2 a day or less? 47 • Without basic sanitation? 41 • Malnourished? 33 • Illiterate ? 20

  27. World Village 100 People • College Educated? 2 • Computers Available? 5 • Internet users? 18

  28. World Village 100 People • Wealth (gdp/capita) • High $ group (country)? US - $34,320 • Low $ group (country) Sierra Leone - $470

  29. US Represents 5% of World Population US Consumes 25% of World Resources Source: Business Week 10.30.06

  30. US - Sierra Leone United States Sierra Leone Infant Mortality 7 182/10,000 live births Calories/day 3,699 2,035 Kilowatt hours 13,284 55 Avg life expectancy 76.7 37.2 Fresh water/capita 1677 98 televisions/per 1000 847 26 personal computers/10,000 459 - Phone lines/1000 people 661 4 TB/100,000 people 6 71 Not expected to live to 60 12% 70% Source UNDP

  31. 2002 Largest Corporations, Fortune Magazine Walmart $219b Exxon Mobil 191 General Motors 177 BP 174 Ford 162 Enron 138 Daimler Chrysler 136 General Electric 125 Toyota 120 Largest Gross Domestic Prod: USA $9,837b Japan 4,841 Germany 1,873 UK 1,414 France 1,294 China 1,080 Italy 1,070 Canada 687 Brazil 595 Mexico 574 World $ Size Comparisons

  32. Countries with total GDP less than any of the top 10 world Corporations: (Less than 120 b): Albania, Algeria, Angola, Antigua, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Barbados, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Fasso,

  33. Countries with total GDP less than Any of the top 10 world Corporations (cont) • Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Cote dIvorie, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Iran, Israel, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,

  34. Countries with total GDP less than Any of the top 10 world Corporations (cont) • Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldava, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philipines, Portugal, Quatar, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,

  35. Countries with total GDP less than Any of the top 10 world Corporations (cont) • Swaiziland, Syria, Tajikstan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Togo, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Venezula, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

  36. Additional Countries with Economies Smaller than Walmart Austria, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Norway, Poland, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey

  37. Six Priorities to Eradicate Poverty: 1) Empower men and women to ensure their participation in decisions that affect their lives - Economic, social, political, environmental, personal

  38. Six Priorities for Ending Poverty 2) Gender equality is essential for empowering women and eradicating poverty

  39. Six Priorities for Ending Poverty 3) Sustained poverty reduction requires pro-poor growth in all countries. Economic growth does not always mean reduction in poverty, but it should. Pro-poor growth means: restore full employment as higher priority; lessen inequality; action for rural poor; education and health for all

  40. Six Priorities for Ending Poverty 4) Globalization must be tempered with global equity

  41. Six Priorities for Ending Poverty 5) States must provide enabling environment for pro-poor policies and markets

  42. Six Priorities for Ending Poverty 6) Reduce debt of poorest countries faster

  43. Comparison of countries with over 50 million people Source: UN Human Development Report

  44. High GDP Countries with Over 50 million people GDP/Cap Life Expectancy Population • USA $29,605 77 274m • Japan 23,257 80 126 • Germany 22,169 77 82 • UK 20,336 77 58 • France 21,175 78 59 • Italy 20,585 78 58 • (Total in this group: 657 million people)

  45. Low GDP Countries with Over 50 Million Population • GDP/cap Life Expectancy Population • China 3105 70 1255 • India 2077 63 982 • Indonesia 2651 66 206 • Brazil 6625 67 165 • Pakistan 1715 64 148 • Russia 6460 66 147 • Bangladesh 1361 59 124 • Mexico 7704 72 119 • Nigeria 795 50 106 • Vietnam 1689 68 77 • Phillippines 3555 69 73 • Egypt 3041 67 66 • Iran 5121 70 66 • Turkey 6422 73 65 • Ethiopia 574 43 60 • (Total in this group: 3.65 billion people)

  46. Countries with Over 50 Million People: • Population in High GDP group: 657 million • Population in Low GDP group: 3.65 billion

  47. Why care about International economic justice issues?

  48. International Health Environment and pollution Epidemics such as famines and aids, SARS, bird flu

  49. International Trade Energy sources/prices Middle east price of oil Wheat, corn, soybean prices Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Bmw, Chrysler Labor issues Sweatshops, Nafta, Jobs Jobs moving back and forth Phones Shreveport to Hong Kong to Indonesia Internet connectivity eg guy in manilla shut down tens of millions with accidental virus

  50. Immigration movement towards good jobs safe countries refugees Immigration

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