A Model for Poverty Reduction in the Developing World

Abstract

In 2007, 230 scientific journals collaborated in 
calling attention to the critical problem of 
poverty. In 2002, the United Nations’ Secretary 
General underscored the connection between 
poverty 
and human development by 
commissioning the Millennium Project to 
reverse poverty and eradicate the hunger and 
disease that afflict billions of people throughout 
the world. These parallel occurrences in 
different sectors of society argue for the same 
action: the plight of the poor must be addressed 
and innovative models for poverty reduction 
must be considered for implementation.