Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to address the global dimensions of poverty, hunger, death, and disease. Design/methodology/approach – The authors assemble the most recently available data on these four human scourges from reliable international sources. Findings – Reducing the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to focus on obstacles to the development of children into mature, responsible persons whether those children are classified as poor or not. Design/methodology/approach – The paper concentrates on four obstacles: home, health, school, and neighborhood....