In Search Of Solutions

All countries need policies and strategies to reduce poverty substantially in the shortest time possible. It's important role ejementos the following should be considered together. None, by itself, enough to combat poverty.


The market may play a benefactor to the poor. If trade and financial flows work well, economies will prosper and wealth to the poor. But today, economic globalization, the speculative attacks and the fragility of markets highlight the weakness of this theory.
• The market.
• The State.
• The very poor who must work together to find solutions.

The financial crisis of Southeast Asia is one example. In Indonesia has caused great damage, serious social tensions and violence after 30 years of economic growth and poverty reduction. The impact was greater because he was not planning a social protection system capable of helping the poor in case of recession. Have been applied only short-term interventions to limit the damage.