Globalization Writing Prompts

Why is it that the rich get richer and the poor stay poor?

- Each generation of the wealth has managed to stay wealthy, while each generation of the poor has stayed poor. The main reason why the rich get richer and the poor stay poor is a growing income inequality and wealth disparities. Without income, one cannot build wealth, and without any wealth, one cannot create opportunities. However, because only the wealthy had the ability to spread their wealth beyond their homes, they have been able to recover the majority of their wealth. In fact, wealth are the one creates the opportunities for others. But the problem is that not all people are given with an equal opportunities. The same opportunities that exist for the children of wealth families to stay wealthy are nonexistent in the poor rural and urban centers of the country. Among many other factors, education is what I truly believe as a starting point of a poverty. We need solutions in order to address the lack of opportunity. This cannot be simply done by the government or the private sector alone, rather it needs a joint effort. Otherwise, the cycle will eventually repeat again and again.

A 'perfect' image that summarizes the definition as a whole

Widespread diffusion of technology

Increasing volume of international capital flows

Growing interdependence of countries

Variety of cross-border transactions

Increasing volume of cross-border transactions

Human Rights Maps: Debt Relief and the HIPC Initiative

1. Why have some countries donated more in aid to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan than others?

- Countries that donated more probably want to maintain a good relationship with Philippines especially when they highly interact with economic activities (like trading). Also, if countries that donated or helped Philippines get into a trouble, Philippines would help as much as they can. So it is like a "give and take". Or they just simply may have a higher GDP than the others.

2. How does the aid being sent to victims of Typhoon Haiyan represent the following:

altruism

geopolitics

neo-colonialism?

Disaster Reflection

How does the devastation brought from Typhoon Haiyan make you feel?
Although I am living in the Philippines, I did not know much about how devastating this typhoon was until I read some articles about it.

How should people prepare for and respond to disasters like Typhoon Haiyan?
I believe that the government should build stronger infrastructure for the sake of people's safety. The government should also be ready for the damages earlier by preparing emergency food, water and hygiene kits that will be mobilized and distributed to the victims.

Why do people live in vulnerable areas?
Rent and housing prices in areas that are less vulnerable to the natural disaster tend to be significantly higher, but people living in vulnerable areas are not wealthy enough to transfer.