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Many countries are still prey to famine and poverty in the 1990s. The causes of famine are varied and controversial - disease, over-population, natural disasters and war are all seen as contributors. It is...
This four part series examines the causes and effects of poverty in Ireland, which led to the Great Famine of the 1840s, during which around a million people died. The episodes are as follows: 1. Causes of...
The question of how far this example is representative of urban development problems globally is assessed by comparison with Mexico City, currently the most populated urban area in the world. An analysis of...
Four programmes produced in a magazine format and covering the individualism, collectivism, poverty and welfare. All use Brighton as an example of a divided community, although the questions relate to all of...
Examines the recommendations of the Beveridge Report of 1942 on which was based the consensus on the Welfare State in Britain, which lasted into the 1970s.
Investigates the theories behind statistics which reveal that death has a class bias, with the working classes at greater risk. The NHS has made no difference to the health gap between the social classes and...
Rio de Janeiro has the reputation of being the world’s most glamorous city, but nine million people who live there are subject to infectious diseases and malnutrition. Death rates are high and life...
Examines the part played by photographers in the discovery of poverty in late 19th-century America. The policy of eradicating social ills by government measures occurred during the period known as the...
An economist, Keith Griffin (President of Magdalen College, Oxford) looks critically at the new ‘green revolution’ as scientists work in Mexico, Bangladesh and the Philippines to help small farmers grow...
Examines the position of the poor of El Salvador through interviews with military, government and church leaders, both in El Salvador and in the United States, and through interviews with the poor...
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