“The dominant orthodoxy in development economics was that Third World countries were trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty that could be broken only by massive foreign aid from the more prosperous industrial nations of the world. This was in keeping with a more general vision on the Left that people were essentially divided into three categories - the heartless, the helpless, and wonderful people like themselves, who would rescue the helpless by playing Lady Bountiful with the taxpayers' money.” PeopleWorldHeartCountryThreeLeftNationsVisionPovertyWonderfulBrokenDevelopmentEconomicsThirdsAidsCyclesMassiveCategoriesDividedTrappedRescueHelplessDominantViciousProsperousTaxpayersOrthodoxyThird WorldHeartlessThird World CountriesForeign AidVicious CyclesCycle Of Poverty Book:Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays Source: Ever Wonder Why?: and Other Controversial Essays
“Black men who have succeeded have an obligation to serve as role models for young men entrapped by a vicious cycle of poverty, despair, and hopelessness.” MenYoungBlackPovertyRolesDespairModelsObligationYoung ManCyclesRole ModelsHopelessnessViciousVicious CyclesCycle Of Poverty Author:Benjamin Hooks
“Charity should be self-sustainable. That is, it should create more wealth rather than perpetuating the cycle of poverty and dependence. In this sense, the best form of charity would be providing quality education for children and more importantly, building a good character in them.” ShouldChildrenSelfCharacterWould BeFormWealthQualityPovertyBuildingCharityCyclesProvidingDependenceGood CharacterQuality EducationSpiritual LeaderPerpetuatingCycle Of Poverty Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“The ultimate objective of subsidies should be to empower the poor, to break the cycle of poverty, and become foot-soldiers in our war on poverty.” ShouldWarPoorPovertyBreakFeetEmpowermentUltimateIndiaSoldierObjectivesEmpoweringCyclesSubsidiesWar On PovertyCycle Of Poverty Author:Narendra Modi
“Childbearing, I mean, if there's no place to go to deliver your baby, then you're the one that's delivering in those unhealthy circumstances. Or if you can't get access to family planning, your chances of surviving and being able to bring your kids up if they come one right after the other, that locks you into a cycle of poverty.” IfsMeanKidsAbleChancePovertyBabyCircumstancesAccessPlanningCyclesLocksSurvivingUnhealthyDeliveringPlaces To GoFamily PlanningChildbearingCycle Of Poverty Author:Melinda Gates
“If you can't go to secondary school, the boys get to go and the girls don't, you're locked into a cycle of poverty, because you don't have a chance.” IfsSchoolGirlChanceBoysPovertyCyclesLockedSecondary SchoolCycle Of Poverty Author:Melinda Gates
“If we are serious about breaking cycles of poverty, we have to change this (economy).” IfsPovertyEconomySeriousCyclesCycle Of Poverty Author:Riane Eisler