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June 3, 2008
This month, meet Noreen Dunne, a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and director of Hayden Hall in Darjeeling, India.
Noreen Dunne’s story is revealing. The problems of the world’s urban poor are increasing drastically. With no changes in store, the United Nations predicts one third of the world’s population - three billion people - will live in slums by 2050.
Join the conversation and tell us what you think should be done to prevent this outcome.
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June 20th, 2008 at 3:58 am
In developing economies such as India and South Africa a need for effective government leadership that ought to culminate in policies aimed at empowering the poor becomes much more critical than currently the case. Similarly business must be forced through legislation to contribute to social investment. Lastly but importantly political stability , which is an elusive concept on the African continent, is a fundamental requirement for poverty alleviation.