We require fair trade not aid

Well, well, this distrubing.
The debate on poverty has taken different dimensions. originally, we debated whether poverty is caused by external or interanl factors. External factors like imperialism, debt servicing, unfair trade practices were principally sighted by developing world scholars.To these scholars the world would have been a better place to live had such factors been addressed.

These theories met stiff criticism from the developed world; the third world is poor because of poor policies, bad cultures, corruption, nepotism etc. These approaches were advanced by capitalistic scholar.

In the 21 century, these radical views still seem to be propelled but in a different way. The western world has come with abstact concepts that seem not be helping alleviate poverty. New concepts like capacity building, empowering the poor, reaching out to the poor are senseless slogans aimed at championing the interests of western interests. Communties in the third world do not understand such concepts.

The increased advancement of capitalism and globalization in it is many forms has had greater impact more on the third world. The poor continue to be more poorer, Hiv/aids is escalating, conflicts seem to be endless, environment is destroyed etc.

The unfornate bit is that no body seems to care any more about mass poverty, poor health conditions, increasing poor education standards, massive vote rigging, war etc. What is high on the international agenda, it appears, is the war on terror and ofcourse defined at the point of view of super powers. If any help is given out , it has strong conditons making it meaningless.

These world requires genuine relations between the developed world and developing world. The third world does not require Aid. It requires better skilled manpower ( not expertrates from abroad), reducation of brain drain, good policies and fair trade.

Do you have a different view? Post me a comment, guys