Open AccessIoligtiogsarmoede: 'n Christelik etiese refleksie
Author(s) -
Johannes Britz
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v22i2.643
Subject(s) - poverty , injustice , perspective (graphical) , context (archaeology) , social injustice , sociology , culture of poverty , political science , development economics , environmental ethics , economic growth , basic needs , law , economics , geography , computer science , philosophy , politics , archaeology , artificial intelligence
Information poverty does not only pertain to the lack of essential information, but can also be defined as a condition of life where the majority of people within a specific context do not have the means nor the skills to access essential information for survival and development. It is a form of poverty that is furthermore characterised by global social injustice, and can as such be seen as one of the major poverty problems facing the new millenium. This article investigates the problem of information poverty from a moral perspective, and suggests ethical guidelines to address this form of poverty