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Can extreme poverty ever be eradicated? | The Economist, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEB4tvIRTXo
Time: 3:19
Poverty rates have fallen faster in the past 30 years than at any other time on record. The UN wants extreme poverty to disappear by 2030. We assess the data to see if this is achievable.
Do World Bank Loans Help Poor Countries or Aggravate Poverty? 2004
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EmbJqqzIuE
Time 2:02:26
One of the strongest criticisms of the World Bank has been the way in which it is governed. While the World Bank represents 188 countries, it is run by a small number of economically powerful countries. These countries (which also provide most of the institution's funding) choose the leadership and senior management of the World Bank, and so their interests dominate the bank. Titus Alexander argues that the unequal voting power of western countries and the World Bank’s role in developing countries makes it similar to the South African Development Bank under apartheid, and therefore a pillar of global apartheid.
How Is Poverty Measured? 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFHctW3zQgg
Time 3:13
This video explains the methodology that we used, how it works, and why it is important.
Human Development Index
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF9Mn85O1YI
Time 12:25
This topic video looks at the Human Development Index published each year by the UN Development Programme. It includes data from the 2015 HDI including adjustments for gender and income inequality.
Lorenz Curve and Gini Coefficient, 2013
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN1alTAMo3w
Time 4:49
Income Inequality can be measured graphically by a Lorenz Curve or mathematically using the Gini Coefficient. This video explains how both of these measurements work.
Poverty: How it is Measured, and How it Goes Wrong, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HirvduE1LSw
Time: 39:46
This video shows how measuring poverty is not as simple nor as unbiased as it might seem.
The White Slums Of South Africa (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba3E-Ha5Efc
Time: 49:57
Reggie Yates spends a week in South Africa's largest white squatter camp, Coronation Park
Silver Donald Cameron. Bhutan: The Pursuit of Gross National Happiness, 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLJwYW6-Ao
Time 16:56
Silver Donald Cameron is the host and executive producer of the ambitious environmental web site TheGreenInterview.com. He is also the author of numerous plays, films, radio and TV scripts, an extensive body of corporate and governmental writing, innumerable magazine articles, and 17 books. In The Green Interview, Silver Donald conducts in-depth interviews with leading environmental figures from around the world.
What is “Gross National Happiness”? 2010
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zqdqa4YNvI
Time 3:29
“Gross National Happiness” is explained in three minutes.
Why African Countries are Poor and how we can end poverty in Africa | Thought Connect (2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZzK51QA950
Time: 10:51
In this video, we explore some of the reasons why African countries are poor and some of the ways we can end poverty in Africa. We explore the quality of the systems and structures in place in African countries, the geography problems in Africa, and how people’s beliefs and thoughts create challenges with economic growth.