The Causes of Poverty and Underdevelopment

1. The Causes of Poverty and Underdevelopment

3. Disparities of wealth The richest 1% of people own nearly half of all of the wealth on the planet. The richest 10% of people claim 86% of global wealth. Gap in average incomes between developed and underdeveloped countries 1820: 3 to 1 1950: 35 to 1 1973: 44 to 1 1992: 72 to 1

4. Theories of Poverty 1. Climatic theory Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), L'esprit des Lois (1748) 2. Classical economics Adam Smith (1723-90). The Wealth of Nations 3. Population theory Thomas Malthus (1766-1834). The Principles of Political Economy (1820). 4. The division between labour and capital Karl Marx (1818-1883). Capital (1867). 5. Imperialism and the ‘Drain of Wealth.’ Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917). Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901) 5. The Capitalist Ethos Max Weber (1864-1920). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905) 6. Dependency theory André Gunder Frank (1929-2005). Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America (1967).

5. 1. Climatic theory Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), L'esprit des Lois (1748)

6. 2. Classical economics Adam Smith (1723-90). The Wealth of Nations

7. 3. Population theory Thomas Malthus (1766-1834). The Principles of Political Economy (1820)

8. 4. The division between labour and capital Karl Marx (1818-1883). Capital (1867)

9. 5. The Capitalist Ethos Max Weber (1864-1920). The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism (1905)

10. 5. Imperialism and the ‘Drain of Wealth.’ Dadabhai Naoroji (1825-1917) Poverty and Un-British Rule in India (1901)

11. 6. Dependency theory André Gunder Frank (1929-2005). Capitalism and Underdevelopment in Latin America (1967)

12. Seattle 1999

13. Anti-globalisation protest Seattle 1999

14. Seattle 1999

15. Occupy Wall Street protest 2011