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This video explores the concept of underemployment, explaining it as a state where individuals work below their skill level, in part-time roles when seeking full-time, or for wages insufficient to me…
This episode dives into the relationship between unemployment and poverty, explaining unemployment as a state where individuals willing to work cannot find jobs, leading to financial instability and …
This video explores the concept of cost of living, its significant impact on poverty, and why addressing it is crucial. The cost of living is defined as the amount of money needed to maintain a certa…
This video explores wage inequality—its definition, causes, and consequences on poverty. It starts by explaining wage inequality as the disparity in earnings due to differences in skills, education, …
This video script delves into the application of the Iceberg Model as a crucial tool in systems thinking, particularly for understanding and solving poverty. The Iceberg Model metaphorically illustra…
This video explores the concept of geopolitics and its crucial role in shaping global affairs, including the issue of poverty. Geopolitics is defined as the study of how geography, international rela…
This video explores the concept and purpose of government, highlighting its responsibilities such as enforcing laws, providing public services, and managing the economy. It emphasizes the government'…
This video explores the intricate relationship between the environment and poverty. It begins by defining the environment as the natural surroundings essential for the survival of all living organism…
This video introduces the concept of microeconomics as a foundational aspect of economic studies that focuses on individuals, households, and firms making decisions on resource allocation, thereby sh…
In this episode the concept of individual economic agents is explored, including their role in shaping economies and addressing poverty. The episode delves into the importance of understanding econom…
The episode explores the topic of macroeconomics and its relationship to poverty. It delves into defining macroeconomics, discussing its importance in understanding the overall economy, and how it in…
The episode delves into the fundamental concepts of the economy and its relation to the issue of poverty. The discussion covers the definition of the economy, its role in society, how it interacts wi…
The episode discusses the concept of money, its role in poverty, and strategies to positively influence money to help solve poverty. The episode includes explanations on what money is, why it exists,…
The episode discusses the concepts of critical thinking and systems thinking in the context of understanding and addressing complex problems such as poverty. It explains the relationship between crit…
The episode is a comprehensive introduction to a course on solving poverty, covering topics such as the definition of poverty, its root causes, system analysis, portfolio of solutions, expert insight…