Thinking that we can just mandate higher wages or better working conditions as if we were waving a magic wand and thereby reduce poverty is indulging a belief in magic, not science.

FORBES: A Scientific Worldview Includes Economics

The fund Lula wants to set up with oil revenues could, as he says, help Brazil to overcome poverty, low standards in education and limited investment in science and technology.

ECONOMIST: Brazil's presidential election

More than ever, as the Report underlines, the world needs social science to address effectively the major challenges facing humanity, from poverty to epidemics to climate change.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

Participants are exploring the key role of interdisciplinary science and innovation in the transition to sustainable development, a green economy and poverty eradication.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN BRASILIA

According to a National Academy of Science's analysis of census data, Asian-Americans have a 12.3 percent poverty rate.

NPR: Asian-Americans: Smart, High-Incomes And ... Poor?