The Essay Why Poverty? Episodes Available now
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Clare Lockhart
5/5 Development expert Clare Lockhart says private capital must be used to combat poverty.
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Lawrence Haddad
4/5 Lawrence Haddad reflects on the causes of continuing widespread malnutrition.
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Bernard Hare
3/5 Writer Bernard Hare reflects on his life growing up poor and witnessing poverty in the UK.
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Elizabeth Ohene
2/5 Former minister Elizabeth Ohene says more science education is vital to fighting poverty.
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Paul Collier
1/5 Paul Collier promotes giving aid only to countries without hope of overcoming mass poverty