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The End of Poverty?

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Producer(s)Beth Portello
Director(s)Philippe Diaz
Release Date2008
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Runtime104 min
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With so much wealth in the world, why does poverty still exist?

Looking beyond the popular “solutions” for poverty, The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times which has evolved into our modern system whereby wealthy nations exploit the poor.

People living and fighting against poverty answer condemning colonialism and its consequences; land grab, exploitation of natural resources, debt, free markets, an ever increasing demand for corporate profits and the evolution of an economic system under which 25% of the world’s population consumes 85% of its wealth.

From the barrios of Latin America to the slums of Africa, leading economists, politicians and people engaged in social movements warn how the developed nations are plundering the planet at a pace that outstrips its capacity to support life with the increasing consequence of greater poverty.

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Last Updated On:May 22, 2012

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Related IssuesEconomic Justice, Health/Health Advocacy, AIDS, Human Rights, International, Africa, Middle East, South America, U.S./Foreign Relations, Media, Fair Representation