In his own way, Mr Abramowitz has made the same pilgrimage, from dealing with disasters to addressing their cause.
Arguing that attempts to control the gangs will be inefficient without addressing their root causes, Rice (a second cousin of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice) called for a "Marshall Plan" to end gang violence, at a cost of about a billion dollars, according to some estimates.
Finally, we identify current and future challenges for CSPs in dealing with customer requirements and barriers by addressing their root causes.
Inequalities therefore need to be tackled systematically and coherently, by addressing their structural causes, and through a new common and holistic development framework that is global in character and relevant to all countries.
Griffiths et al. [ 43] also observed that perceived stigma was higher than was personal stigma, hypothesizing that social desirability makes respondents score low on questionnaires directly addressing their own opinions, while causing them to project their personal stigmatizing beliefs onto others through high perceived prejudice.
We aim to manage crises better by helping address their root causes rather than struggling with their consequences".
If excessive property taxes are truly the issue, why not address their root causes rather than indulge in more divisive politics?
Addressing the consequences of sexual violence and these other abuses is important, of course, but donors should do more to address their underlying causes.
"The effects of social inequality are already pronounced before children begin formal schooling, and universities, schools and government must work together to address their root causes effectively," he said.
In December last year, Eritrea's minister of foreign affairs, Osman Saleh, told an EU Horn of Africa conference that his country was "determined to work with the EU and all European countries to tackle irregular migration and human trafficking and to address their root causes".
