The Meaning of Redistribution Redistribution occurs when individuals’ goods or services are pooled together by a central authority to be used at a later time. 2
3 The Meaning of Redistribution Every Cherokee family had an area of land to harvest, and they were required by their chief to give a portion of their annual harvests . These were pooled together at the central plaza where redistributive feasts and council meetings also take place.
4 Issues in Redistribution How resources should be handled 2. Who gets to make the important decisions There is conflict on who should provide goods and who are exempted from giving them. When conflicts regarding the goods and products themselves have already been resolved, another issue sets in. How do societies decide on what to do with the pooled products and who are allowed to consume them?
5 Potlatch is where individual resources are ceremonially given away according to social status, with the hopes that the receiver will share their resources too.
6 The Mandate of DSWD LET’S PUT IT THIS WAY
Problem Solving 7 Let us analyze a social issue or a problem, and suggest some solutions to eradicate the problem.
Activation 8 Problem Solving Issue or Problem Causes Solutions
What is redistribution? How is economic redistribution practiced in the Philippines? What are the social issues in the country related to redistribution? Activation 9 Problem Solving