Annotated Bibliography: Examining Resources on Poverty and Free Trade

This annotated bibliography presents a collection of resources focused on poverty alleviation, free trade, and inequality. It includes an academic journal article discussing the role of free trade in reducing poverty by addressing inequality and promoting economic growth, along with an authoritative website highlighting the author's research on economics, philosophy, and poverty. A book is featured that examines America's Cold War efforts to combat poverty in Asia through agricultural assistance, emphasizing food as a crucial element. Furthermore, a BBC television program offers insights into contemporary poverty through personal stories and documentaries. Each resource is summarized, its relevance to the essay is explained, and the search strategy and reliability are evaluated, providing a comprehensive overview for research purposes. Desklib provides similar solved assignments to students for academic help.

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ASSIGNMENT 2 AND 3
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ASSIGNMENT 2
ASSIGNMENT 2 AND 3
Resource 1: Academic Journal
Nicole, Hassoun. (2005). ‘Free Trade, Poverty and Inequality’, Journal of Moral Philosophy,
vol.8, no.1, pp. 949-959
Summary
This article is about how free trade can help alleviate poverty. The author discusses how free
trade will ameliorate poverty by reducing inequality and increasing growth in the country. It also
highlights how free trade can be used to make a positive impact and reduce the level of povert
and inequality in the country.
Relevance for my essay
It is worth noting that the article will cover significant aspects on the topic of poverty and how
free trade can be used to alleviate the vice in society and, is therefore, relevant for my essay. The
article demonstrates the various ways in which free trade among countries can be used to reduce
the levels of poverty by promoting local and international business opportunities.
Search strategy
Using Google search engine, I entered “Nicole Hassoun. This search produced 13,000 related
results including videos and articles. I narrowed down my search by adding the word ‘poverty’
which narrowed the results. Afterwards, I selected only the academic journal articles. This
narrowed my options down to this article.
Evaluation of reliability of the resource

ASSIGNMENT 3
This article is a reliable resource because it is peer reviewed. The author has cited all references
for the sources used in the article. It includes the author names and dates using the correct
format. The author also demonstrates a great mastery of the subject matter by exhibiting a high
understanding on the economics of trade and its correlation to poverty levels in society.
Resource 2: Authoritative Website
Nicole Hassoun, P. (2016). Nicole Hassoun. Retrieved from
http://harvey.binghamton.edu/~nhassoun/
Summary
This resource outlines the various researches done by Nicole Hassoun. The author discusses a
wide range of topics, among them economics, philosophy and poverty. Her input on the concept
o f poverty will go a long way in informing my essay on the subject matter.
Relevance
This website demonstrates the author’s wider contribution to the subject on poverty and sheds
some light on the topic. Hassoun uses the website as a platform to inform her audience on the
various forms of poverty and its effects on the society. As a result, the article will significantly
inform my essay with great insights.
Search Strategy
Using the Deakin Library advanced search option, I entered “Nicole Hassoun and poverty’. This
produced several results, but I selected this article.
Evaluation

ASSIGNMENT 4
The article is highly reliable because the author is a renowned doctor of philosophy. She
exhumes expertise and demonstrates a great understanding of the subject matter.
Resource 3: Book
Cullather, N. (2013). The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia.
Harvard University Press.
Summary
This book is about how the American agricultural assistance program spent a lot of money and
put a sustained effort for development and poverty alleviation. The program was based on the
notion that food is the key to poverty alleviation and the eradication of radical communism in the
region.
Relevance of the book for my research
This book is relevant to my essay because it demonstrates the academic recognition of food as a
key resource in poverty alleviation. As such, food sustenance is important for any nation to be
successful, and to attain any form of development.
Search Strategy
In Google search engine, I entered the words ‘books on poverty’. Many results came up so I
narrowed down my search by in-putting the words ‘published by Harvard University Press’.
Several results came up, and I selected the one written by Nick Cullather.
Evaluation

ASSIGNMENT 5
This book is a reliable source because it is published by the Harvard University Press, which has
published a large number of authoritative books in various subject. This 2015 edition is also one
of the latest publications on the subject matter and, therefore contains relevant information on the
subject matter.
Resource 4: Media Source
BBC. (2018). Living with Poverty. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b021n3x1
Summary
This is a television program which includes stories and documentaries that offer insights into the
nature and extent of contemporary poverty. In the program, each film narrates the stories of
people who live close to the breadline. It covers different forms of poverty including rural
hardships, child poverty, relative poverty and the working poor.
Relevance of the program to my essay
The TV program is relevant to my essay because it sheds some light on the prevalence of poverty
across the world. It also highlights the various forms of poverty that individuals across the globe
experience.
Search Strategy
For this source, I entered the words ‘TV programs on poverty’. The search brought forward more
than 23, 0000 results. I scrolled down the page for the most authoritative news channels and
website, and selected BBC.

ASSIGNMENT 6
Evaluation
In most cases, media resources are considered as unreliable for information for academic
research. Mainly, this is because they may lack the independence that peer reviewed articles
have. Nonetheless, BBC is a renowned media source that provides authoritative information that
abide to high professional standards and legislation. Thus, the source is very reliable and
authoritative and can therefore be used to inform my essay.

ASSIGNMENT 7
References
BBC. (2018). Living with Poverty. BBC. Retrieved from
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b021n3x1
Cullather, N. (2013). The Hungry World: America's Cold War Battle against Poverty in Asia.
Cambridge, USA: Harvard University Press.
Nicole Hassoun, P. (2016). Nicole Hassoun. Retrieved from
http://harvey.binghamton.edu/~nhassoun/
Nicole, Hassoun. (2005). Free Trade, Poverty and Inequality. Journal of Moral Philosophy, 8,
(1), 949-959