The Power of the Poor in Peru

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Professor May 3 , 2010

The Power of the Poor in Peru : Response

Addressing the problem of poverty in different societies remains to be difficult and relatively hard to address . It centers on the multi-faceted factors and elements that prevail in its continued expansion and development . Alongside this reality is the corresponding challenges circumventing on the capacity of promoting self-interest Seeing this , it can thus be argued that poverty in third-world societies remains difficult to address not only because it has provided opportunities to intensify inequality but also

the motivation to gain more because of capitalistic tendencies

Looking at the arguments of De Soto , it can be seen that he pursues the need of spreading capital and a democratized process wherein people adhere to its roles particularly in social responsibility . Such dynamics then introduce the problem of poverty as it pertains to the current process of capitalism . Here , it emanates not only from the ability to distribute resources accordingly . Rather , it is the inability to promote self-interest towards profit and expansion among individuals , groups and businesses that makes the process of poverty reduction difficult to ascertain (Lee ,

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Under this process , there seems to be a corresponding problem in the realm of expanding the literature towards building programs related to change . Though some groups have sought to end poverty by means of collaboration and new directives , it does not showcase the strategy of the world /societies as a whole . Rather , it becomes the prevalent norm that the...