Africa in which Liberia is part of has experienced positive growth momentum in recent decades, registering previously unseen levels of economic performance, and weathering the effects of the ongoing global financial and economic crisis better than many other regions. As per the projection of economic analysts, the continent will become one of the fastest –growing regions in the world over the next decades.
However, the ongoing sovereign debt crisis in some countries of the euro area and the recession in the US pose a serious risk for Liberia’s economy prospects and Africa’s at large. The escalation of the euro area crisis and the recessionary period in the USA have sharply depressed business confidence in developed economies while the negative shock is straining emerging markets and developing economies including ours.
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Effects Of Global Financial Crisis On The Liberian Economy
Is There Any Well- Defined Poverty Line In Liberia?
The essence of government economic policies is to impact the lives of the people which in effect alleviate poverty. In Liberia, conditions surrounding poverty include lack of nutritious food, clothing, housing, clean water and health services.Economically, we say that these are all function of income. That is to say, their demand depends on income.
If the government is to use income levels as measures of poverty, from which income level to which one will be established as the poverty line? Or should we rely on the International measures that says one person in four (23%) residing in developing countries live on less than $1 per day in which Liberia is part of?
Is There Any Well- Defined Poverty Line In Liberia?
The essence of government economic policies is to impact the lives of the people which in effect alleviate poverty. In Liberia, conditions surrounding poverty include lack of nutritious food, clothing, housing, clean water and health services.Economically, we say that these are all function of income. That is to say, their demand depends on income.
If the government is to use income levels as measures of poverty, from which income level to which one will be established as the poverty line? Or should we rely on the International measures that says one person in four (23%) residing in developing countries live on less than $1 per day in which Liberia is part of?
Why Women are Central to U.S. Foreign Policy
During my first week as the United States’ Secretary of State, I had the honor of meeting with a group of courageous women from Burma. Two were former political prisoners, and although they had all endured incredible hardship in their lives, each of them was committed to moving forward - providing education and training to girls, finding jobs for the unemployed and advocating for greater participation in civil society. I have no doubt that they will continue to be powerful agents of change, bringing progress to their communities and their country in the years to come.
It’s opportunities like this that remind us why it is so vital that the United States continues to work with governments, organizations and individuals around the world to protect and advance the rights of women and girls. After all, just like in our own country, the world's most pressing economic, social and political problems simply cannot be solved without the full participation of women.
Invectives Among Liberian Public Officials: An Attempt To Ruin Societal Norms
The consistent and persistent usage of abusive languages among scores of public officials in Liberia is becoming dreadful and completely unbearable and unacceptable for the country’s populace in an emerging democracy. Nowadays, it has become a common practice for top-level government officials, who are paid by taxpayers and public resources to publicly engage into using insults. Every so often, media institutions and journalists are being employed as conduits to broadcast all sorts of insolent remarks. In addition, some officials intentionally utilize self-proclaimed activists and pseudo organizations to carry out outrage against decision and policy makers within the government.
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