Poverty traps girls and boys and is dangerous for society as a whole, says Jorge Paz. eradicating childhood poverty is the most effective way to break the link that connects current poverty with future poverty, he says.

Paz: In the midst of this fierce situation of unjust inequality there is good news. Poverty in childhood can be eliminated with the resources that contemporary societies such as Argentina currently have, says Paz, who is a researcher at IELDE, National University of Salta.