Educational Poverty by Design: A Case of Mismanagement of National Resources

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Educational Resources; Developing Nations; Access to Education; Equal Education; Educational Discrimination; Educationally Disadvantaged; Poverty; Economic Development; Politics of Education; Human Capital; Etiology; Educational Needs; Educational Policy; Resource Allocation; Foreign Countries

India; Pakistan; Nigeria; Bangladesh; Indonesia; China; Brazil; Japan; Russia; United States

1925-0746

The primary purpose of this paper is to review and evaluate the causes of educational poverty in less developed countries. The basic intent in carrying out such a study is to define and derive the role of governing agencies in deliberately creating educational poverty in the country, so that the private interest of the rich and powerful ruling class can be fully safeguarded. This study is of crucial interest to the common man because majority of the people living in less developed countries are poor in spite of the fact, that almost all these countries own ample human and material resources. However, the common man in these countries is continuously suffering, generation after generation, and has been denied access to basic amenities of life. The rich and powerful ruling class, in majority of the less developed countries, has intentionally denied basic education facilities to its people for keeping them ignorant and unaware of their fundamental rights to share national resources and to gain competence for comfortable living in the society. The paper advocates a complete reversal in economic growth policies of the less developed countries so that top priority is given to those projects and programs that directly benefit the common man in the society. In this respect, the author calls for awareness among the people to exercise their economic and social rights so that people of all the strata can share equally the fruits of growth and prosperity.

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2013

EJ1158780