This work ventilates the problem of poverty in Nigeria, where over 70 percent of the
population is living below the poverty line, and the theoretical and practcal implications of …

The article closely examines the concept and meaning of poverty, being inclusive though not
restricted to income poverty, but embracing the wider construct of human poverty, finding …

There is nothing new about poverty. What is new, however, is that we have the resources to
get rid of it... In the final analysis, the rich must not ignore the poor because both rich and …

Poverty remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this century. Despite the
fact that the world is blessed with natural and human resources, a significant number of …

The major objective of this article is to examine the extent to which the human rights
jurisprudence of the Nigerian appellate courts has been sensitive and/or receptive to the …

During 2012 a research project on the relationship between law and poverty, titled Poverty
and Justice, was launched in the Faculty of Law of the University of Pretoria. The starting …

In per capita terms South Africa is an upper-middle-income country, but despite this relative
wealth, the experience of most South African households is that of outright poverty or of …

This article gives a comparative examination of poverty reduction strategies in the United
States and South Africa. Three questions frame the discussion: 1) Are individual legally …

First of all, I thank God for guiding me through this work. My next thanks go to Professor
Tekeste Negash, who supervised this work. Professor, I appreciate your objective criticisms …

The incidence of poverty in Nigeria has become pervasive, with over 60percent of the
estimated 150million population living below the poverty line. This has necessitated the …