A Window of Opportunities. Socioeconomic Rights as a Cornerstone for Poverty Alleviations in Cameroon (eBook)

Academic Paper from the year 2021 in the subject Sociology - Social System, Social Structure, Class, Social Stratification, grade: 3.6/4, , language: English, abstract: This paper contends that there is an intrinsic relationship between poverty and socioeconomic rights. The positive impact of socioeconomic rights on alleviating poverty can be improved upon through a change of attitudes from neglect to more emphasis on the implementation of socioeconomic rights, owing to the prospects it offers in achieving zero poverty in Cameroon..

The purpose of this assignment includes, among other things, to explore the meaning of poverty and its underlying pointers in Cameroon and to discuss the nexus between poverty and socioeconomic rights in Cameroon by contending that fighting poverty is primarily based on the ability to guarantee and enforce socioeconomic rights. Furthermore, it aims to to explain the challenges in implementing socioeconomic rights and combating poverty in Cameroon and to advance socioeconomic related policy recommendations as a stronghold towards poverty alleviation in Cameroon.