Can extreme poverty be ended, or are poor countries stuck?

Hank said in 2011 that no one has a solution for Haiti, though people can still be helped in small ways. From 2013 John has said absolute poverty is falling and poor countries can grow, and in 2017 that it may be rare everywhere within 20 years. In 2019 he said Sierra Leone's poverty is not permanent.

Axis: yes, it can end and is falling ... no, poverty is structural or permanent

Concept: extreme poverty

Positions by date: 12 records in 12 videos. The position did not change in these records.

John

date	how	position	video
2013-12-31	first on record	John says absolute poverty is falling worldwide and, despite inequality, the poor are becoming less poor in the vast majority of countries.	GOOD NEWS: 14 Reasons 2014 May Be the Best Year Ever 00:01:27
2014-01-21	restate	John rejects the myth that poor countries, especially in Africa, are doomed to stay poor, citing African growth, Botswana, India and Brazil.	Are Poor Countries Doomed? 00:00:57
2014-08-26	restate	John hopes that sustainable higher yields will bring Ethiopia the growth and poverty reduction seen in China, Brazil and India.	Food Is Weird: Understanding Agriculture in the Developing World 00:04:41
2014-11-28	restate	John: we are maybe only 30 or 40 years away from the vast majority of poor countries being middle-income countries.	Global Health and Human Hair: What the Vlogbrothers are Thankful For 00:00:43
2015-01-27	restate	John calls the deprivation of the poor 'other world' unacceptable and unnecessary, and relays the Gates letter's case that child mortality can halve again in 15 years with cheap measures.	Will Life Get Better for the Poor? 00:01:04
2015-09-22	restate	Young people watching may be among the first humans to see a world where extreme poverty and hunger are rare.	Is Poverty Necessary? Looking back at the Millennium Development Goals 00:03:47
2015-12-11	restate	John says the cycle of poverty can be broken if children get investment in health and education.	The Refugee Crises: Project for Awesome 2015 00:03:33
2017-02-14	restate	John says that in 20 years, when today's median viewer is his age, absolute poverty and child mortality may be rare everywhere on Earth.	Human Life Is Getting Better. Faster Than Ever Before. 00:03:25
2017-09-19	restate	Absolute poverty is declining dramatically.	Why Cities? 00:02:55
2018-08-21	restate	Learning about global health, John has seen again and again that fragile systems can improve and that a focus on health in the largest sense can improve every part of community life.	SYSTEMS!!!! 00:03:26
2019-10-01	restate	Nothing about Sierra Leone's poverty is natural or inevitable, so John doesn't think it is permanent; evidence worldwide shows systems can strengthen so more mothers and children survive.	Why Are Poor Countries Poor? 00:07:52

Hank

date	how	position	video
2011-03-07	first on record	Hank says no one can come up with a solution for Haiti, but people can still be helped in small ways.	Why is Haiti Poor? 00:03:23