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Poverty remains to be one of the most long-standing problems facing governments, populations and organizations throughout the world. Despite commitments from world leaders to eradicate poverty, it still continues, with millions still having to face living with poverty on a daily basis. In this category you will find questions on causes of poverty, statistics on poverty and how to address and solve poverty issues.

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What food do poor people eat in Mexico?

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It really depends on the location. And what you mean by poor. Poor meaning still having a house and being able to thrive, just not having a lot of excess money, would mean cheap foods like bread, cheese, etc. Poor meaning completely homeless could still mean cheap foods from begging in the streets or finding money, or it could result in them finding food in the streets or any other place.

Various causes of poverty in India?

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Causes of Poverty in India

  • High level of dependence on primitive methods of agriculture
  • High population growth rate
  • High Illiteracy (about 35% of adult population)
  • Regional inequalities
  • Protectionist policies pursued till 1991 that prevented high foreign investment

Government has introduced a number of antipoverty programs since independence to alleviate poverty. These include various employment guarantee programmes such as National Rural Employment Programme, Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme etc. Recently, Government has initiated National Rural Employment Guarantee Program (NREGP). As per NREGP, the government will provide 100 days of employment per year to whosoever is willing to work. NREGP is considered as a landmark program in poverty alleviation measures.

One of the major problems with poverty alleviation programs is their implementation. Rajiv Gandhi once said that out of 100 paisa allocated for poor only 14 paisa reaches them. But in spite of their weaknesses, poverty alleviated program can be credited for their success in alleviating poverty to an extent. Greater public-private partnership and committed and efficient bureaucratic machinery is required to tackle poverty.



What are the forms of poverty?

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Poverty write its adjective from and make a meaningful sentence with

What do poor people have?

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Poor people can have many different material things, but it is not very much compared with someone who isn't in their situation. They may have their health, but even then, being impoverished can take on a toll on it. What many poor people do tend to have is a sense of reality and being grounded, and a great appreciation for even seemingly the smallest of blessings.

What are the 3 types of poverty in India?

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I hope there are only two types. The Absolute and Relative poverty.

Where do most poor people live?

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On the west coast they live in Compton and South Central, which is located in California. some poor people live in El Sugundo. On the east coast poor parts of New York City and the poor parts of New Jersey.

How can you reduce poverty?

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More often then not the cause of poverty can be found in Greed, Corruption and people that make war. and more often then not the instigators can be traced back to the powerful developed country's of the world. Just one example is that to keep the price of chocolate down children have to be used as slaves. You can get a special deal on your diamond , gold engagement ring by getting the ones that are dug up by the slaves of private army's. A good start to stopping poverty is be aware of what goes on around you in the world at large,

How do corrupt leaders cause poverty?

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yes poverty can cause corruption. Poverty is a major cause of corruption; when a poor man in a very hungry state doesn't have to eat or money to sustain,what does he do? He begins 2think on the next line of action,what ever it takes to make or have money. It drives so many into robbery,some into prostitution. Poverty causes emotional madness. It give birth to public or societal nuisance; people who turn out to become a threat to the society at large. Most importantly,our leaders go into there elected office with their poverty mentality, and because they tasted poverty,they imbezzle our funds trying to avoid future occurances of been poor.

What are the problems faced by the public sector?

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the disadvantages are-

1)fewer positions available

2)lower pay

3)less flxibility

How many times is the word poverty mentioned in the bible?

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In the King James version

the word - poverty - appears 15 times

  1. Gen 45:11 And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.
  2. Pro 6:11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  3. Pro 10:15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
  4. Pro 11:24 There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
  5. Pro 13:18 Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth instruction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.
  6. Pro 20:13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
  7. Pro 23:21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  8. Pro 24:34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  9. Pro 28:19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
  10. Pro 28:22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
  11. Pro 30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
  12. Pro 31:7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
  13. 2 Cor 8:2 How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
  14. 2 Cor 8:9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
  15. Rev 2:9 I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

and

  • the word - poor - appears 205 times
  • the word - poorer - appears once
  • the word - poorest - appears once
  • the word - impoverish - appears once
  • the word - impoverished - appears 3 times

Why poverty is a big problem facing society?

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children born to a poor families within a particular society are likely to be discriminated by others


poverty means results in less chances of being in school, hence less chance or obtaining better employment to lift your family out of that some poverty.

Is literacy a way to fight poverty?

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  • In many empirical research, education has been proved to increase general living standard and economic position of people and literacy is the first step towards getting that education.
  • A person who is more literate most likely has a higher education and will therefore enter into a higher paying job than the people who came before him, therefore combating poverty.
  • Literacy and education are essential if people want to succeed. Any types of jobs usually require educational degree and those who have had efficient amount of education are more likely to have jobs. by having jobs, there are wages and money that can support their living and improve their lives.

In many empirical research, education has been proved to increase general living standard and economic position of people and literacy is the first step towards getting that education.

How many child poverty in Pakistan?

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Poverty in Pakistan is a growing concern. Although the middle-class has grown in Pakistan, nearly one-quarter of the population is classified poor as of October 2006.[1]. The declining trend in poverty as seen in the country during the 1970s and 1980s was reversed in the 1990s by poor federal policies and rampant corruption.[2] This phenomenon has been referred to as the poverty bomb.[3] The government of Pakistan with help from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has prepared an Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper[4] that suggests guidelines to reduce poverty in the country. As of 2006, Pakistan's Human Development Index (HDI) is 0.539, higher than that of nearby Bangladesh's 0.530, which was formerly a part of the country itself. Pakistan's HDI still stands lower than that of neighbouring India's at 0.611. Incidences of poverty in Pakistan rose from 22-26% in the fiscal year 1991 to 32-35% in the fiscal year 1999. They have subsequently fallen to 25-26% according to the reports of the World Bank and the UN Development Program reports. These reports contradict the claims made by the Government of Pakistan that the poverty rates are only 23.1%.[1] According to estimates by international NGO's, 74% of Pakistan's population, or 122 million people, live under $2 a day, compared to 72.2% for Sub-Saharan Africa.[5], and some 15%, or 30 million people live under $1 a day.[6]Wealth Distribution in Pakistan is highly uneven, with 10% of the population earning 27.6% of income[7]According to the United Nations Human Development Report, Pakistan's human development indicators, especially those for women, fall significantly below those of countries with comparable levels of per-capita income.40% of the population has no access to safe drinking water, and 50% has no access to sanitation. Pakistan also has a higher infant mortality rate (88 per 1000) than the South Asian average (83 per 1000).[8]

Percentage of population below poverty in china?

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8%

note: 21.5 million rural population live below the official "absolute poverty" line (approximately $90 per year); and an additional 35.5 million rural population above that but below the official "low income" line (approximately $125 per year) (2006 est.)

What an example of non price competition?

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location

competitions

What is a good research essay topic on poverty?

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WikiAnswers will not do your homework for you, but we WILL help you learn how to do it yourself! Click on the related link to learn more about topic sentences.

You need to decide what is the most interesting point of this assignment for you, because writing is easiest if you write about something you find interesting! Nobody else can give you a "good topic" because our ideas will not be interesting to you. Pick the thing that you think is most interesting or most important, and make that the topic.

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Is the values of the Filipinos causes the poverty in the Philippines?

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No, the Philippines is a nation that holds morality important. Poverty is a complex issue and has a complex series of causes but one of the main causes, at least in the case of the Philippines, is government corruption.

There is a better question to ask than "what is the cause of poverty?" .... it's better to ask, "what is the solution of poverty?". There are charities working to fight the problem and mine is one of them: the Philippine Aid Society.

- Tim Troutman

www.philippineaid.org

What is the main cause of poverty in Morocco?

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Morocco is still a cash driven country. Almost all moroccan still use cash for most purchases . The moroccan government does not collect all taxes from all workers which affect the wealth distribution among all people. Most people, especially the older population, keep their cash at home stuffed in mattresses. This dead cash does not circulate among all people causing no jobs in the country.

How many people die from poverty in the U.S.?

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This occurs most commonly from inadequately treated diseases and lack of proper health care, along with poor nutrition, and a high degree of stress in day to day living (releasing too much cortisol into the bloodstream which, on a chronic basis, promotes heart disease and other disease processes more rapidly).

What percent of Mexican people live in poverty?

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According to the United Nations Development Programme, 17.6% of Mexicans (19.7 million for 2009) are below the poverty line. For comparison purposes, the US poor account for 13.2% of the population (39.8 million for 2009).

However, these statistics are a bit misleading. The nature of poverty varies among countries, and Mexico is no exception. According to Rob Cochran, from the International Journal of Humanities an Peace (Jan 1, 2006):

It is true there is a lot of poverty in Mexico, but one thing I've noticed is that even the poorest of people have a place to live, food to eat, and usually, some kind of way to earn a few pesos; whether it's washing windows, selling gum or bracelets, braiding hair, or playing music. In the states, with all its wealth and social programs, if you don't make enough money, if you're mentally ill, if you're disabled, or even if you just have bad credit, you are likely one paycheck away from living on the streets...

What is abject poverty?

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Very Poor; There is no hope.

How many people on earth live in poverty?

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1.2 billion people (1/5 of the global population) live in absolute poverty, living on US$1 or less a day.

How did the Economic Opportunity Act address poverty?

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The Opportunity Act of 1964 allowed for the formation of community action centers to help in the war on poverty. The aim was to eliminate poverty, increase educational opportunities, provide safety nets for the poor and help the elderly with health and financial needs.