Hardin’s Lifeboat Ethicsviews each country as a “boat” wherein inhabitants reside in order to survive. Reducing the population through the measures provided by RH Bill does not render a qualitative solution to this perennial problem. This paper basically holds that population growth does not always prove to be the cause of poverty. It aims to show the latent flaws of his theory and its implausibility. This humble article explores the connection between poverty and population growth against the background of Garret Hardin’s Lifeboat Ethics. In and of itself, such is a perfect example of a “cause” of poverty.) Besides, the exposition of the Corona’s assets explicitly shows how one person endowed with a powerful position can amass wealth way beyond his income and still hold the respected title of a Chief Justice.
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(Thanks to the ongoing trial of the Chief Justice which seems to delay the deliberations of the passage of such bill. A case in point is the most debated RH Bill which, until now, evokes disagreements among policy makers, church leaders and the private sector. Still, a lot of families suffer a form of deprivation from the most basic goods and services which are due them.Īmong all the possible known causes of poverty (aside from corruption), population growth is the most controversial and often disputed issue which has been a cause of rifts between the country’s basic institutions. Some prove to be successful, but many do not. In the Philippines, in particular, both the Executive and the Legislative branches busy themselves every fiscal year to enact laws that will increase the country’s income in the hope of mitigating poverty, if not eliminate it. Poverty has been always the concern of lawmakers and politicians. medical services and food), high rate of unemployment and social unrest. In a more concrete sense, economic poverty is present when there is hunger, lack of basic needs and commodities, high mortality rate due to the lack of such needs (viz.
On a macro level, a country is basically considered poor when the population which falls under the poverty line outnumbers those who are above it. Generally, it is defined as a state of a person whereby his/her income falls below some minimum level necessary to meet his/her basic needs (). Poverty and Population: a critique on Garret Hardin’s Lifeboat Ethics
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