ABSTRACT
In this chapter, we move beyond definitions and descriptions to identify the strategies that are most often proposed by which to mitigate global poverty and the institutions that support these strategies. In doing so, and based on our contentions in Chapter 1 that efforts in this area have been relatively ineffective to date, we do not intend to label these efforts as disingenuous. Indeed, it is our experience that the people who work with these institutions that are working on global poverty are sincere, well-meaning individuals. As we saw in the last chapter, the unfortunate fact is that, in spite of the efforts of these good people, the number of people in the world who are living in poverty is growing. Although billions of dollars in foreign aid, philanthropy and other interventions have been invested, global poverty remains one of the most vexing problems in human experience. Before we plunge into the world of failed strategies, let us not forget that poverty is more than an abstraction. It shapes the hourly struggles of its victims in ways that few of us can truly imagine. Consider the narrative of just one victim of global poverty.
