------------------------------------------------- Efforts to alleviate poverty Since the early 1950s‚ govt has initiated‚ sustained‚ and refined various planning schemes to help the poor attain self-sufficiency in food production. Probably the most important initiative has been the supply of basic commodities‚ particularly food at controlled prices‚ available throughout the country as poor spend about 80 percent of their income on food. The schemes have however not been very successful because
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show kidnappings and abductions of women were up 19.4%‚ women being killed in disputes over dowry payments by 2.7%‚ torture by 5.4%‚ molestation by 5.8% and trafficking by an alarming 122% over the previous year. The Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen has estimated that more than 100m women
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Rabindranadha Tagor‚ Gitanjali (Gitanjoli) is a collection of 103 English poems‚ largely translations‚ by the Bengali poet Rabindranadha Tagore This volume became very famous in the West‚ and was widely translated. Gitanjali (Gitanjoli) is also the title of an earlier Bengali volume (1910) of mostly devotional songs. The word gitanjoli is a composed from "git"‚ song‚ and "anjoli"‚ offering‚ and thus means - "An offering of songs"; but the word for offering‚ anjoli‚ has a strong devotional connotation
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References: John Rawls‚ A Theory of Justice (Harvard University Press‚ 1971); abbreviated TJ. John Rawls‚ Justice as Fairness: A Restatement (Harvard University Press‚ 2001); abbreviated JF Amartya Sen‚ Development as Freedom (Oxford University Press); abbreviated DF Darrel Moellendorf‚ Cosmopolitan Justice (Westview Press‚ 2002); abbreviated CJ Milton Friedman – Freedom vs. Fairness Page 5 of 5
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‘In all actions concerning children‚ whether undertaken by public or private social welfare institutions‚ courts of law‚ administrative authorities or legislative bodies‚ the best interests of the child shall be of primary consideration’ Article 3 UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Children in any care situation are potentially vulnerable to all sorts of potential threats from a variety of sources and should be protected. Protecting children from physical‚ emotional and sexual abuse
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ROLE OF SANTINIKETAN SISHUTIRTHA; THE N.G.O ON WHOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF ORPHAN AND OTHER BACKWARD CHILDREN Introduction: Santiniketan Sishutirtha is a non government organization working with the orphan and other children come from backward society. It is a registered society under West Bengal society act. It runs primary and middle school and also a home for the orphan and other poor and backward children. The primary school is now at present is run by the state government under the supervision
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The Case Against Corporate Social Responsibility Dr. Karnani shows in this article from the Wall Street Journal‚ the pros and cons on whether businesses should be required to implement social welfare initiatives. For some companies‚ this idea is a win-win situation but there are other businesses that in order to promote these initiatives‚ they would have to lose profits. The idea of people helping people sounds very good but we have to be realistic‚ we are living in a capitalist country
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Erin Powell Dr. Donald Roy PS 101 September 29‚ 2012 Martha Nussbaum: “Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities” Martha C. Nussbaum is the author of the book‚ “Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities.” The book begins by drawing the reader’s attention by explaining the “Silent Crisis.” She describes education in the eyes of the government‚ and in the eyes of the people. There is a connection made between education and the liberal arts. The title of the book‚ “Not For
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Conservatives describes the 1996 welfare reform as being a successful policy for poor and low-income workers. They argue that it is considerably more effective to encourage a person to become self-sufficient‚ rather than having improvidently kept dependent on the government for money. Additionally‚ conservatives pointed to the fact that since the nation’s welfare rolls have fallen by half‚ a reasonable number of individuals became self-sufficient and in effect provided with jobs. On the other hand
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As the gulf between the world’s rich and poor becomes greater‚ study of the underlying causes of poverty and the constraints that prevent people moving out of poverty is more important than ever. My ambition is to contribute to the development of social justice and the reduction of poverty and inequality in under developed countries‚ especially those affected by war. At the moment I am unsure what field I want my contribution to be in. A degree in international studies will improve my understanding
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