Poverty and Pollution Case
Assignment 2
Poverty and Pollution Case
April Carranza
Dr. Cathy Parks
BUS 309 – Business Ethics
December 4, 2012
Poverty and pollution are both bad. Poverty is the lack of the things we need for everyday living. Everyone needs the following in order to stay out of poverty: food, water, shelter, education, medical care and security. People that do not have these items are considered below poverty. People that live in third world countries do not have access to these things. There are at least 4.4 billion people that live in these third world countries that are stricken by poverty. Out of the 4.4 billion three fifths or more do not have any type of sanitation. Over one third of these people do not have access to clean water. When it comes to having shelter there are about a quarter of them that do not have this. Modern health services can be very few to come by in a third world country. Over a fifth of these people do not have any access to a doctor or hospital. Many people in a third world country have never even seen the inside of a school. With this being said what can we do? We can help out by taking the time to be sure that we help everyone. According to www.sln.org.uk people living in Europe and Central America who are living below the poverty line is 3.5%; Latin America and Caribbean is 23.5%; Sub Sarharan Africa is 38.5%; Middle East and North Africa is 43.1%. This goes to prove that all of the people that live in these countries need help. So you may ask, what are some of the causes of poverty and pollution in these countries. One cause is trade third world countries have had some unfair trade agreements. These unfair trade agreements include the lack of technology and the rapid changing of the price for goods. Another cause is in-door air pollution. This type of pollution is caused by driving more automobiles. The number of deaths because of this is on the rise. According to Robert D. Bullard from Clark Atlanta
Poverty and Pollution Case
April Carranza
Dr. Cathy Parks
BUS 309 – Business Ethics
December 4, 2012
Poverty and pollution are both bad. Poverty is the lack of the things we need for everyday living. Everyone needs the following in order to stay out of poverty: food, water, shelter, education, medical care and security. People that do not have these items are considered below poverty. People that live in third world countries do not have access to these things. There are at least 4.4 billion people that live in these third world countries that are stricken by poverty. Out of the 4.4 billion three fifths or more do not have any type of sanitation. Over one third of these people do not have access to clean water. When it comes to having shelter there are about a quarter of them that do not have this. Modern health services can be very few to come by in a third world country. Over a fifth of these people do not have any access to a doctor or hospital. Many people in a third world country have never even seen the inside of a school. With this being said what can we do? We can help out by taking the time to be sure that we help everyone. According to www.sln.org.uk people living in Europe and Central America who are living below the poverty line is 3.5%; Latin America and Caribbean is 23.5%; Sub Sarharan Africa is 38.5%; Middle East and North Africa is 43.1%. This goes to prove that all of the people that live in these countries need help. So you may ask, what are some of the causes of poverty and pollution in these countries. One cause is trade third world countries have had some unfair trade agreements. These unfair trade agreements include the lack of technology and the rapid changing of the price for goods. Another cause is in-door air pollution. This type of pollution is caused by driving more automobiles. The number of deaths because of this is on the rise. According to Robert D. Bullard from Clark Atlanta