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"Misiones": Social Programs of the Bolivarian Revolutionary Government of Venezuela as a Development Model for Alleviating Poverty
Hugo Chavez's social programs, including education, land reform, and other projects more commonly referred to as “misiones”, are some of the most progressive aspects of his government. . . . Not only do the misiones provide ...
Understanding the Role of Accounting and Finance Skillsets in Social Impact Work
Throughout this research, we have seen that accounting and poverty studies have the potential to garner a much stronger academic association. By studying non-profits, we can see how significant of a need there is for more ...
What's Passed is Prologue: The Affordable Care Act
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA or ACA), passed on March 23, 2010, is the most comprehensive U.S. healthcare reform legislature enacted since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965. The overarching ...
[Christian Answers to the Challenges and Problems of Poverty]
. . . it neglects the important fact that the majority of the world's Anglicans live in poverty. Indeed, "if there is such a person as an 'average Anglican' today, she would be 22 years old, live in sub-Saharan Africa, and ...
Hugo Chávez's Anti-Poverty Legacy: A Complicated Case
This paper aims to assess the positive and negative legacies of Chávez's anti-poverty policies and their future in a nation on the brink of resource exhaustion and political deterioration. It will first provide a review ...
Effects of a Transitioning Media on Poverty Coverage
This transition from newspapers to the Internet is transforming coverage and its presentation to the public. . . .
In this paper, I am going to explore the effect this transition has had on the coverage of poverty. ...
Arts for All: An Analysis of Arts Access as it Relates to Socioeconomic Status and other Demographic Factors
This paper provides empirical evidence on the benefits of arts education. Building on this, I draw from moral philosophy to advance the claim that all children should receive arts education. However, this paper includes a ...
The Prosperity Gospel and the Plight of the Poor: Considering increased financial accountability for tax exempt churches
This paper seeks to examine the tax exempt status of churches, their lack of accountability, and the potential for abuse that exists as a consequence. It seeks to answer whether, on the basis of the public policy goals ...
An Argument for Federally Funded Universal Preschool
Public education is the strongest way to address our country's poverty as an institution
grounded in both political and moral reasoning. However, our current school system is
flawed with inequality. I find that inequalities ...
The Zuckerberg Effect: A Case Study in Community and Educational Reform in Newark, New Jersey
This paper first establishes the educational and attainment gaps in Newark in comparison to the rest of New Jersey, and then articulates the complementary issues from outside the classroom and in the community. These gaps ...