DevNet Conference 2000 - Poverty, Prosperity and Progress

Poverty is difficult to define, measure, monitor and alleviate, especially across and within different social groups and cultures.

The conference sought to link local and global wisdom and practice to foster new visions and approaches towards poverty alleviation and self-determination.

This conference provided an opportunity for participants to analyse and reflect upon the relationships between poverty and development in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas, and to share experiences and lessons from addressing poverty, prosperity and progress in different places.

Three key themes corresponding to the title were developed to stimulate thought and encourage connections across the conference.

• Poverty Exploring the parameters of poverty from varying perspectives and identifying common issues and lessons.
• Prosperity Recognising and measuring the health, wealth and wellbeing of societies.
• Progress - Envisioning socially and environmentally responsible and diverse futures.

You can download the archived papers from the conference here.