At IFWE, we talk a lot about the role of the church in caring for the poor (Love Your Neighbor) and the role of market trade and business...
In his essay “Fifth Avenue, Uptown,” author James A. Baldwin famously said, “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”...
In the years following World War II, foreign aid was the dominant strategy for stimulating economic growth in impoverished countries. Over time, however, the use of aid has...
One of the greatest “sins” of international development and humanitarian work is paternalism. It comes with an attitude that “we from the West are better than the Rest.”...
Exploitation of the poor has been a part of our world since the Fall of man into sin. Using one’s power over another vulnerable person reveals the nature...
There is a connection between economic freedom and flourishing. Specifically, as Anne Bradley and Joseph Connors show in “Economic Freedom and the Path to Flourishing,” there is a...
The human trafficking industry is estimated to generate around $150 billion annually. The industry spans the world, energized by the power of globalization. It targets vulnerable populations affected...
Does globalization negatively or positively impact poverty alleviation? According to economist Pranab Bardhan, Antiglobalizers’ central claim is that globalization is making the rich richer and the poor poorer;...
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Another Day, Another Article on Why Extreme Poverty Is Declining and No One Knows about It
At the beginning of the month, Fraser Nelson, a columnist with The Spectator, asked, “Around the world, poverty is collapsing. Why is that so hard to believe?” As...