7.5 Steps Forward for Solutions to Social Problems

As with the environmental problems listed previously in this module, there is no silver bullet for the social problems highlighted.  Three suggestions are outlined below: the first is appropriate technology, or form of engineering to assist people living in poverty. The second, fair trade, a method of ensuring farmers in less economically developed countries obtain a fair price for their produce. The final method advocated is education in both less and more economically developed countries.