Nowadays, in the developmental researching practice, we know that the causes of poverty can be multi-dimensional, the analysis should be on the basic of the local context, and then come out with pointed strategies for reducing poverty, so this multi-dimensional analysis requires a much broader scale of researching, in other ways, it needs a broader participation of stakeholders who are involved in each part of this process, therefore, through the participatory research, it can deepen the understanding of poverty in term of different perspectives, finally it would impact on the policy making. So participation has become to the highlight and gained more and more attention in the poverty assessment(Lararus,2008).
Introduction
The method that poverty participatory assessments (PPAs) has provided a effective way for reducing poverty by public action, it use the participatory research methods to analyze the poverty from the perspectives of the poor, and through the poor involving to decide which part should be improved in the priority. And also it has made a contribution to influence the public policy making of reducing poverty(Norton,2001).
History
PPAs can be defined that it is a research method which analyze factors of poverty through different perspectives, especially including the poor views, and then improve the situation by influencing public policy(Stephen and Norton,1995). In 1990s, World Bank was focusing on developing approaches which could assess the the level of poverty in all countries which received aids to reduce poverty, the PPAs was one of these dominant approaches which researched the country poverty, the term of PPAs was created in 1992 by the World Bank. Before the PPAs, most of the research methods were only base...
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...servation and analysis. But in many cases, this requirements are hard to be met(Robb,2002).
The Future of PPAs
With the changing of environment, there will be more challenges emerging, the PPAs needs to keep adjust its structure constantly in order to adapt the new context(Larazus,2008). At present, the PPAS has already gotten some achievement, it invite the poor to participate in this research process, adding the poor’s perspectives, but in fact, the ownership is still largely controlled by most of the donor institutions, they have a powerful influence on the research, so for PPAs, in the next step of development, it need to solve this problem, strengthen the poor’ capacity of involving in process of policy making and balancing the power of authority. It needs to make a clear understanding of the rights and obligations of poor in the local environment(Norton,2001).
Poverty is both a personal issue and a public issue. A community is as strong as its inhabitants (“A Community”). We often think of childhood discipline in the respect that it takes a village. To further elaborate, it takes a village to influence a strong, prosperous community. However, many people may feel as if it is not their duty to help the poor, that individuals are responsible for their own lot in life. Of course, this should not be the only way of viewing poverty. Surely, the various reasons for poverty also influence the solutions to improving poverty. Moreover, just because someone is living in poverty does not mean that said individual caused the situation or is not trying to correct the situation. In essence, situations sometimes occur that may impart poverty upon individuals, creating circumstances that are out of control for these individuals. With that being said, it is more important than ever to realize that poverty is a public and personal issue that can affect anyone and at any time. Even so, how one deals with the issue usually determines the outcome. Several programs offer assistance when one is affected by poverty, but it is also the individual’s responsibility to seek out these programs and help themselves in overcoming poverty. Ultimately, poverty is a situation that personally affects the entire public community.
The World Bank Group. "Understanding and Responding to Poverty." PovertyNet. 16 March 2001. Online: http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/mission/up3.htm.
Most people of the society still blame the poor for their own predicament. They believe that "if there is a will there is a way". However, they do not think about their government that might had made bad decisions and policies that could actually harm successful development. This causes of poverty and inequality are usually less discussed and often neglected. We must recognize the effects poverty could have on the society and seek ways to create better understanding and resolve the issue before it is too late.
Many people do not realize that there are tens of millions of people in America who are living in poverty because they are stuck on the fact that America is one of the richest nations. People who are living in poverty barely have enough money to survive on basic necessities like food, shelter and electricity. They often have a hectic schedule filled with work, school, or other activities that they have to do in order for them to live a somewhat stable life. Unfortunately, there are others who are living in poverty that may be ill or disabled and barely able to survive even if they are receiving money to help with their situation. There are a few programs that help those in poverty with their financial problems, but they only help them to a certain extent. Changes need to be done to help alleviate the poverty rate because these people should not have to deal with all of these hardships or have such a negative perspective of life. Therefore, America can reduce its poverty by raising the minimum wage, making health care more accessible, and by making child care more affordable. These solutions will be a great start to reducing poverty and they will lead America into a brighter future.
“It is suggested that U.S. politicians are not educated about poverty and that the government has historically failed to provide enough help with unemployment, health care, or other strategies to reduce poverty” (Patriquin.2011). In order to implement some of the best practices in order to fight the war on poverty I suggest the following:
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