TACKLING THE SHAME OF POVERTY - PEOPLE GLOBALLY HAVE VERY SIMILAR ASPIRATIONS

Success is the product of each individual attitude, not a result of society collectively working together
PEOPLE GLOBALLY HAVE VERY SIMILAR ASPIRATIONS
We are making the lives of our fellow citizens much worse, contributing to the perpetration of poverty, collective responsibility and understanding is the challenge we face



The work of Professor Robert Walker and his collaborators investigates the day-to-day experiences of low-income families living in societies as diverse as Norway and Uganda, Britain and India, China, South Korea, and Pakistan, and confirms the role of shame in their lives – which has already shaped how policymakers deal with poverty, in a way that tries to retain the dignity of the individual.