Poverty, Development And Hunger

Abstract

This subject looks at the contentious character of three key notions in global politics: development, hunger, and poverty. It investigates issues such as why poverty must always exist, why starvation kills so many children, and whether development is primarily an economic matter. It also takes into account both conventional and non-conventional development strategies as means of reducing hunger and poverty. Two case studies are given: the multifaceted poverty alleviation in Himachal Pradesh, and the problem in rice production in Haiti. Additionally, a box labelled “Opposing Opinions” poses the question of whether the global neoliberal order will eventually fulfil its promises of progress and the eradication of hunger and poverty. The fact that neoliberalism prioritises human freedom is one factor in its favour. However, one complaint is that there are negative impacts from the state’s decreasing social and welfare programmes.