Understanding Poverty and Global Inequality
Comprehensive course exploring multidimensional poverty and inequality, focusing on global trends, causes, and solutions for sustainable development.
Comprehensive course exploring multidimensional poverty and inequality, focusing on global trends, causes, and solutions for sustainable development.
This comprehensive course examines poverty and inequality through a global lens, exploring their multidimensional nature and impact on sustainable development. Created by SDG Academy in partnership with the Brookings Institution, it addresses the UN's Sustainable Development Goals 1 and 10. Students learn about different forms of poverty measurement, inequality trends, and their interconnections with climate change, migration, and social exclusion. The course covers practical policy approaches for poverty alleviation, examining case studies from various regions and contexts. Particular attention is given to vulnerable populations, economic mobility, and the challenges facing women, minorities, and Indigenous people. Through expert-led instruction, participants gain insights into effective interventions and policy tools for addressing these global challenges.
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What you'll learn
Understand global poverty and exclusion as a multidimensional set of deprivations
Analyze historical achievements and remaining challenges in poverty reduction worldwide
Identify and evaluate the root causes of poverty and inequality
Examine relationships between sustainable development dimensions and discrimination
Assess policy approaches for addressing poverty in various contexts
Evaluate the impact of economic growth on poverty reduction
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course delves into global poverty and inequality, examining their multidimensional nature and impact on sustainable development. The curriculum covers measurement methodologies, historical trends, and contemporary challenges in poverty reduction. Students explore the relationships between economic growth and poverty, analyze case studies from various regions, and learn about policy interventions. The course addresses crucial topics such as multidimensional poverty measurement, global inequality trends, subjective well-being, identity-based exclusion, and emerging challenges like climate change and COVID-19's impact on poverty. Special attention is given to vulnerable populations and practical policy approaches for poverty alleviation.
An Introduction to Poverty and Inequality
Module 1
Multidimensional Measures of Poverty
Module 2
Explaining Global Inequality
Module 3
Poverty and Subjective Well-being
Module 4
Identity and Exclusion
Module 5
Poverty and Inequality, Today and Tomorrow
Module 6
Fee Structure
Instructors
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Pioneer in Economics of Happiness and Well-being Research
Carol Graham is a distinguished economist and researcher who serves as the Leo Pasvolsky Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, College Park Professor at the University of Maryland, and Senior Scientist at Gallup. Born in Lima, Peru, she earned her academic credentials from prestigious institutions: an A.B. from Princeton University, M.A. from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, and Ph.D. from Oxford University. Her groundbreaking research focuses on the economics of happiness, poverty, inequality, and subjective well-being, particularly examining the paradoxical relationships between wealth and happiness across different societies. Her influential works include "The Power of Hope: How Wellbeing Science Can Save us from Despair" (2023), "Happiness for All? Unequal Lives and Hopes in Pursuit of the American Dream" (2017), and "Happiness Around the World: The Paradox of Happy Peasants and Miserable Millionaires" (2009). Throughout her career, she has held significant positions including Vice President at Brookings, Special Advisor to the IMF's Deputy Managing Director, and consultant for numerous international organizations. Her contributions to the field have earned her several prestigious recognitions, including the Pioneer Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (2017) and a Lifetime Distinguished Scholar award from the International Society of Quality of Life Studies (2018). Fluent in English, French, and Spanish, she continues to shape global understanding of well-being metrics and their implications for public policy.
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Global Development Expert and Middle Class Economics Pioneer
Homi Kharas is a distinguished British economist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center for Sustainable Development, where he has made significant contributions to understanding global development and poverty reduction. After earning his PhD in Economics from Harvard University and BA from Cambridge University, he spent 26 years at the World Bank, serving as Chief Economist for the East Asia and Pacific region. His groundbreaking work includes developing the concept of 'middle income traps' and leading the UN High-Level Panel's post-2015 development agenda, which shaped the Sustainable Development Goals. As co-founder of World Data Lab and a pioneering researcher on the global middle class, he has authored numerous influential books on development economics and poverty reduction. His recent work focuses on the unprecedented growth of the global middle class, which he explores in his 2023 book "The Rise of the Global Middle Class." Currently, he serves on several prestigious boards and advisory groups, including the Independent High-Level Expert Group on Climate Finance and the MCC External Advisory Council, while continuing his research on development finance, multilateral development banks, and global economic trends.
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