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Poverty
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.
1,481 Questions
What is the poverty rate for Los Angeles?
Almost two out of five of Los Angeles County's 9.8 million residents do not have enough income to meet their basic needs and many qualify for government anti-poverty programs. An estimated 37.6 percent lived below 200 percent of the federal poverty line, which was $40,000 per year for a family of four in 2006. The cities of Los Angeles and Long Beach fair worse than the County, with 44 percent and 42.8 percent of residents living below 200 percent of the federal poverty line respectively. ? The number of families in extreme poverty declined from 13.4 percent in 2005 to 12.4 percent in 2006. More than one-quarter of a million families in Los Angeles County live below the federal poverty line.
These stats presuppose knowledge about the inherent biases in the US FDA's "poverty measure." If you the name Mollie Orshansky doesn't mean anything to you, be sure to read this (http://www.ocpp.org/poverty/how.htm) about how poverty "rate" measure was historically created. The rest of the report on LA pverty can be found here: http://www.laane.org/docs/research/Poverty_Jobs_and_the_Los_Angeles_Economy.pdf
Why do people involve in illegal jobs because of poverty?
Chances are they because they are in poverty they feel they have nothing to lose. :(
Where do the real causes for poverty lie?
The real causes for poverty lie in the social structure, not in individual choices.
What are the uses of gambling in poor people?
Well, gambling is their way to earn a lot of money. They uses gambling to increase their chances to earn extra money.
Hundreds of stuff. Try taking a trip to the dollar store.
What did Marx believe created poverty?
The fact that a small minority own and control the means of production, while the great majority have to work for a wage or labour on their lord’s land. Depends on which social system is operating.
Sometimes it isn't physical gifts that matter. It is the people in our lives, people that mean everything to us that are the real presents. Maybe its for just that reason that Santa does not deliver gifts to everyone. To make them/us realize what really matters in life is not gifts, but instead the people we love and cherish.
What is the recommendation about poverty?
build infrastructure for necessary development in the future, increase human capital, industrialization to increase productivity and to attract foreign investment, good institution transformation to provide incentives.
Sample of research paper about poverty is not a hindrance to gain your success?
You need to write this. No one on Wiki can do the work for you and I am sure that you were given a sample of a research paper before getting this assignment. Pick your topic, narrow it down, do a outline, do the research, write the paper.
The Giver Book. How is poverty dealt with in the community?
There is no poverty in the book because they are all the same. No one loses there job unless they do wrong. therefore no one loses money ,they are equal. They don't need to buy food or nothing else because that stuff get dropped off to them by the deliverers and if there was some one who came to live i the community that was at the state of poverty the community would tell them to go back, release them, or bring them in and give them a dwelling and stuff like that and of course tell them the rules
What are examples of poverty in England in Tale of Two Cities?
When the wine is spilled on the streets, and the peasants rush to drink it up.
Did Lyndon Johnson win the war on poverty?
There are still a Great Many poor people in the United States of America, so while there was some help for the poor and life did improve thanks to LBJ attempts to help the poor; No the war on poverty in the USA was Not won, by LBJ nor the Presidents since 1968.
How much is Italy's population below poverty line?
it still has not been found but i would go to the CIA worldfactbook to see
Five results of poverty and how these can be reduced?
Poverty can be reduced if only the nation can be obiediance, doing Gods will and be subbmitive to God. By Kenneth TK Thethe.
What is the poverty rate in America?
The stats have been greatly under-estimated in the U.S. (and Canada.) The stats are covered-up basically to make the government look productive (shoved under the rug so to speak) and there is no need for ANY poverty in either the U.S. and Canada (two very flourishing countries.) There are many studies done on the poverty levels and each come up with different percentages, but here goes: (This is the U.S. only)
- 13% of the U.S. population fall below the federal poverty level and is under-stated!
- The U.S. has the high poverty level in post-industrialization developed world.
- Each year the poverty level gains by 12 - 15% and in 10 year periods up to 40%.
- In 2001 minors were 14.8% and African American minors 30%
- In 2004 poverty levels for minors rose 12.7
- In 2006 poverty levels for minors rose 21.9%
- More than 37.0 million people were below the poverty level.
46% African American children & 40% Latino children, 14% Caucasian.
- Economy is poor
- Cost of homes - Real Estate rise
- Drug abuse (including alcohol)
- Lack of education
- Single teen mothers
- Crime
- Natural disasters
- Lack of work ethics
- Minimum wage
- Institutional racism
- Limited job opportunities re race and ethnic groups
The project sponsored by the United Nations to eliminate extreme poverty worldwide is called the?
The project sponsored by the United Nations to eliminate extreme poverty worldwide is called the Millenium Project.
To contrast the best and worst of human abilities
What is Mexico doing about its poverty?
Mexico was signatory of the millenium goals, promoted by the United Nations and several countries to reduce poverty and suffering among the world's population.
The scheduled date to meet most of the millennium goals is 2015, and Mexico has already met some of them, is on track to reach some of those goals and is also falling behind on a couple of them:
Goal 1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger: ON TRACK
Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education: ALREADY MET
Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women: ON TRACK
Goal 4. Reduce child mortality: ALREADY MET
Goal 5. Improve maternal health: FALLING BEHIND
Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases: ON TRACK
Goal 7. Ensure environmental sustainability: ON TRACK
Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development: FALLING BEHIND
