Rothenberg+Part+5+Poverty,+Inequality,+and+Structural+Violence

Type your notes from Rothenberg, P. (2006). Beyond Borders: Thinking critically about global issues. Worth Publishers.


 * Part 5, Poverty, Inequality and Structural Violence, Chapters 9-11. Make sure you articulate a theme or thesis statement that best describes the chapter. Then, include notes or separate facts from the chapter that back up your thesis statement.**

Some facts given by the International Labour Organization were that 1 out of 6 children work today in child labor which is detrimental to their physical and emotional well being. A vast majority of children work in the agricultural sector where they are exposed to harmful chemicals and machines. Children in domestic labor are often exploited and work long hours and are deprived of their rights. Children that work in domestic labor are working in homes of a third party or employer and can include slavery-like conditions. They are also often denied education which makes chances of a better life and opportunities almost impossible. Some facts are: 246 million children are child laborers. 73 million working children are less than 10 yrs.old. Every year, 22,000 children die in work-related accidents. The largest number of working children -127milllion age 14 and under are in the Asia -Pacific region or area.
 * A. Chapter 9: Facts on Child Labour by International Labour Organization**


 * B. Chapter 10: World Poverty and Hunger Fact Sheets by UN Bulletin on the Eradication of Poverty**


 * - Over 1.2 billion people live on less than $1 a day**
 * - 24.000 billion people each day due to hunger**
 * -Latin America has seen a decrease in poverty since the mid-1990's**
 * - Nearly 1/3 of the worlds malnourished live in South Asia**
 * The planet has more than enough resources to feed the world population. The problem with poverty isn't a lack of food production but a lack of access to it. But, factors such as disease. civil strife, and droughts can decrease food production. Africa's food production in 2025 is projected to only feed 40% of its 1 billion projected people.**

Chapter 11 is about Non-governmental Organizations (World Bank, IMF, GATT…etc.) and how they work (by deception and exploitation) to maintain the dominant countries (USA and Europe) economically superior to developing countries (South America, Asia, and Africa). The author of chapter eleven, Nawal El Saadawi, writes about the development and “aid” for developing countries; she writes that “aid is an illusion that instead brings more poverty and oppression to the developing countries and the economic flow is from the South to the North and not the other way around” (400). This chapter is also about women and how they are kept subjugated through diverse means (religion, class, race, social expectations…etc.). Saadawi references a French woman who criticized a Muslim woman for wearing a veil when she herself was wearing a veil too; the French woman’s veil consisted of make-up (406). This analogy is important because it brings to light that one woman was “subjugated” through religion, while the other also remains subjugated through perceptions of beauty and the need for social acceptance.
 * C. Chapter 11: Women and the poor: The Challenge of Global Justice.**