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This panel discussion focuses on the crucial intersection of poverty alleviation and development economics, featuring insights from Dr. T.H. Kwa, a distinguished Professor of Business and the Thompson-Ferrari Endowed Business Chair at Sterling College. With referenced data from the World Bank and key examples from Korea, India, and China, the panel will delve into how educational methods can effectively convey economic principles. We aim to foster understanding and encourage actionable strategies to combat poverty and promote sustainable development through informed teaching.
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Faculty Panel Topic: PovertyCure, Development Economics, and Teaching Effectively T.H.Kwa, Ph.D.Professor of BusinessThompson-Ferrari Endowed Business ChairSterling College125 W. CooperSterling, KS 67579620-278-4468
World Bank 2012 GDP per capita, PPP (in U.S. Dollar)
Korea splits into North and South Korea in 1945 Korea split into North and South in 1945 Source: Cowen and Tabarrok, Modern
Mumbai (Bombay), India Source: Google Tech Talk by Tarun Khanna, 2009
Institutions Make the Difference: City of Tegala in Arizona, USA, and Mexico 3X Mexico Arizona Source: Cowen and Tabarrok, Development Economics
Congo Democratic Republic people Source: Google Image
627 million Chinese in China out of poverty! Source: Dr. Danny Quah (LSE October 17, 2011)
Source: Creating a World Without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus at Emory University, 2009
Source: Creating a World Without Poverty by Muhammad Yunus at Emory University, 2009
“I, Pencil” - A Lesson in Free Market Economics “I, Pencil,” a famous essay written by Leonard E. Read in 1958, I Pencil: My Family Tree as told to Leonard E. Reed (Irvington-on-Hudson, New York: Foundation for Economic Education, Inc., 1999). Source: Free To Choose Network