Economics

Namibia is one of the richest countries in Africa – yet most Namibians live in extreme poverty. For twenty years the country has been illegally occupied by South Africa. Twenty years in which the apartheid system has caused massive misery and deprivation amongst the majority of Namibians: while South African and foreign economic interests have […]

For Richer For Poorer investigates how the debt crisis and economic policies of the world’s wealthier nations are creating mounting poverty in the Third World. Examples from Oxfam’s work illustrate how poor people are coping with the effects of policies decided thousands of miles away.