Difference between revisions of "Driving Force: The rise of the individual and the middle class (Jose Luis)"
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==Enablers:== | ==Enablers:== | ||
* | *Demographic boom in developing regions | ||
* | *Technological advances in agricultural productivity | ||
*Access to | *Access to information through mobile phones, internet penetration and social media | ||
*Rising income inequality | |||
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==Inhibitors:== | ==Inhibitors:== |
Revision as of 23:09, 7 December 2021
Description:
Advances in global education and technology have helped empower individuals like never before, leading to increased demands for transparency and participation in government and public decision-making. These changes will continue, and are ushering in a new era in human history in which more people will be middle class than poor.
Enablers:
- Demographic boom in developing regions
- Technological advances in agricultural productivity
- Access to information through mobile phones, internet penetration and social media
- Rising income inequality
Inhibitors:
- Limiting traditions and beliefs.
- Migration.
- Conflicts and disputes.
Paradigms:
Women in leadership increase revenues and profitability. Women in the workforce have contributed to more than 25% of overall growth in GDP.
Experts:
- United Nations (UN) - https://www.undp.org/sustainable-development-goals
- World Health Organization (WHO) - https://www.who.int/
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) - https://unece.org
- Melinda Gates - https://www.gatesfoundation.org/
Timing:
Web Resources:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaquast/2011/02/14/causes-and-consequences-of-the-increasing-numbers-of-women-in-the-workforce/?sh=39b67dca728c https://unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/pau/age/Policy_briefs/ECE_WG-1_34.pdf